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Autore |
McGowan Richard <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Privatize this? [[electronic resource] ] : assessing the opportunities and costs of privatization / / Richard A. McGowan |
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Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-05305-5 |
9786613053053 |
0-313-37587-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Privatization |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- A brief history of the privatization versus nationalization debate -- An arena model for the privatization question -- International examples -- Privatizing Sin : the 21st-century cigarette industry -- Privatize or nationalize? : Argentina's privatization of its oil industry -- The never-ending cycle of privatization : Venezuela's oil industry -- A public good or inefficiency : port facilities in the United States and Canada -- State-operated industries that were once private enterprises -- State-controlled liquor stores I: Pennsylvania -- State-controlled liquor stores II: New Hampshire -- Public transportation regional authorities : should the Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City systems be privatized? -- Proposed and newly privatized industries -- The evolution and scope of the privatized prison industry -- Privatizing a lottery : the case of Illinois -- Conclusion -- General motors and the government bailout : the hybrid privatization. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers an expert examination of the ideology and motives behind the privatization or the nationalization of an industry, based on real case studies. |
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