02732nam 2200553 a 450 991046008750332120200520144314.01-283-05305-597866130530530-313-37587-9(CKB)2670000000077993(EBL)678329(OCoLC)711749295(SSID)ssj0000472379(PQKBManifestationID)11311103(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472379(PQKBWorkID)10433419(PQKB)10103248(MiAaPQ)EBC678329(Au-PeEL)EBL678329(CaPaEBR)ebr10460574(CaONFJC)MIL305305(EXLCZ)99267000000007799320101209d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrivatize this?[electronic resource] assessing the opportunities and costs of privatization /Richard A. McGowanSanta Barbara, Calif. Praegerc20111 online resource (220 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-37586-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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. 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. PrivatizationCase studiesElectronic books.Privatization338.9/25McGowan Richard1952-884948MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460087503321Privatize this1975892UNINA