The Impact of Privatization
Ownership and Corporate Performance in the United Kingdom
1st Edition
Published on 13. February 1997
Book
Hardback
270 pages
978-0-415-14233-5 (ISBN)
Description
Are resources allocated more efficiently through private ownership than through the public sector? The experiences of eleven newly privatised companies are examined to evaluate this hypothesis. With the Government's pro-privatization policies in place for over a decade, this is a prime time to evaluate theory versus reality.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
575 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-14233-5 (9780415142335)
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Stephen Martin | David Parker
The Impact of Privatization
Ownership and Corporate Performance in the United Kingdom
E-Book
02/1997
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download
Stephen Martin | David Parker
The Impact of Privatization
Ownership and Corporate Performance in the United Kingdom
E-Book
02/1997
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download
Persons
Stephen Martin, David Parker
Content
List of figures, List of tables, Preface, List of abbreviations, 1 PRIVATISATION: THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, 2 BRIEF HISTORIES OF THE ORGANISATIONS STUDIED, 3 ASSESSING PERFORMANCE: PRINCIPLES AND METHOD, 4 COMPARATIVE EFFICIENCY AND PRIVATISATION: THE EVIDENCE SO FAR, 5 PRIVATISATION AND PRODUCTIVITY, 6 ACCOUNTING RATIOS AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, 7 ESTIMATING TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY USING DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS, 8 THE IMPACT OF PRIVATISATION ON EMPLOYMENT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS INCOME, 9 PRIVATISATION AND BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING, 10 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, APPENDIX, References, Index