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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955154203321

Titolo

Privatisation in the European Union : theory and policy perspectives / / edited by David Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

1-134-73349-6

1-134-73350-X

1-280-33717-6

0-203-27667-1

0-203-05895-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParkerDavid <1949 September 28->

Disciplina

338.947

Soggetti

Privatization - European Union countries

Europe Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction David Parker; Privatisation in the European Union: an overview David Parker; Theoretical perspectives on privatisation: some outstanding issues Dieter BOs; The privatisation experiment in Austria Karl Aiginger; Privatisation in an industrial policy perspective: the case of France Jacques de Bandt; Privatisation in Germany: symbolism in the social market economy? Josef Esser; Privatisation in Greece Nicholaos Haritakis and Christos Pitelis

The importance of state enterprises in the Irish economy and the future for privatisation Sean BarrettPrivatisation in Italy: a tale of 'capture' Massimo Marrelli and Francesca Stroffolini; Privatisation in Finland, Sweden and Denmark: fashion or necessity? Johan Willner; The privatisation of state enterprises in the Spanish economy Vicente Jose Montes Gan and Amadeo Petitb Juan; Privatisation in the UK: policy and performance Paul Cook; Privatisation and deregulation in the Netherlands Willem Hulsink and Hans Schenk; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book identifies different national characteristics in terms of the motivation to privatise, the scale of privatization and its consequences.



In the opening chapters there is a detailed overview of the theoretical economic issues involved in privatisation and an assessment of privatization across the EU. The remaining ten chapters contain national case studies of EU countries which review the history of state ownership and privatization in each of these countries and evaluate the extent of privatisation. The role of European Commission directives in deregulating markets and stimulating