LEADER 05952oam 2200817I 450 001 9910783434303321 005 20230617004520.0 010 $a1-136-56224-9 010 $a1-84977-183-9 010 $a1-136-56225-7 010 $a1-280-47524-2 010 $a9786610475247 010 $a600-00-0076-6 010 $a1-4175-8314-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849771832 035 $a(CKB)1000000000238707 035 $a(EBL)429909 035 $a(OCoLC)58532478 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000362536 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11262510 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362536 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10380306 035 $a(PQKB)10133891 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192546 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196880 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192546 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10197592 035 $a(PQKB)10640810 035 $a(OCoLC)647501339 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC429909 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL429909 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10128869 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47524 035 $a(OCoLC)80247538 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000238707 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLimits to privatization $ehow to avoid too much of a good thing : a report to the Club of Rome /$fedited by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker, Oran R. Young, Matthias Finger ; with Marianne Beisheim 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cEarthscan,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (429 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84407-339-4 311 $a1-84407-177-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [383]-406) and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Limits to Privatization; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Foreword by the President of the Club of Rome: Prince El Hassan Bin Talal; Preface: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsa?cker, Oran R. Young andMatthias Finger; Editors' Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; Limits to Privatization: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsa?cker,Oran R. Young, Matthias Finger; Part II: Privatization in Many Sectors: Case Studies and Snapshots; Initial remarks: Oran R. Young; Natural Resources and Related Industries; Water; Solving water-supply problems in Bolivia: Beyond Cochabamba: Ralf Su?dhoff 327 $aA 'waterl'eau' in Grenoble, France: Martin Stu?rmerManila: A success story turned sour: Do?rte Bernhardt; Thames Water Utilities Limited, UK: Matthias Finger andRoger Levett; Water privatization in Tanzania: : Mixed results: Ju?rgen Scheffran; Budapest sewage works: Partial privatization of a CentralEuropean utility: Alexander Juras and Todd Schenk; Management Success at Rostock, Germany: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsa?cker; Metals and Cement; Privatization of the mining sector in Zambia: The case of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM): Brenda Mofya and Brighton Lubansa 327 $aSaving Sidex Galati steel mills in Romania: Black Sea University FoundationUnion Miniere Pirdop Copper, Bulgaria: A case of privatization and the environment: Alexander Juras and Todd Schenk; Other Resources; The fight against patents on the neem tree: Vandana Shiva and Ruth Brand; The basmati patent: Ruth Brand; Privatizing nature: Plundering biodiversity: Aziz Choudry; Private forests in Germany: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsa?cker; Network Industries; Energy; Enron: Unregulated master of influence: Matthias Finger 327 $aThe price to pay for deregulation of electricity supply in California: Ruth Brand and Ju?rgen ScheffranTelecommunications and Postal Services; Telecommunications in Mexico, Uruguay and Argentina: A tale of contrasts: Jochen Boekhoff; Privatization of telecommunication in Japan: Thomas Thu?mmel and Max Thu?mmel; Privatization in outer space: Lessons from Landsat and beyond: Ju?rgen Scheffran; TPG Post: a Dutch privatization success: Matthias Finger; Transportation; British Rail: Martin Weidauer; Economics of transport and privatization: Felix R. FitzRoy; Japanese National Railways: Martin Weidauer 327 $aRegionalization as part of rail restructuring in Germany: Martin WeidauerPrivatization of the transport sector in Argentina: Tim Gu?rtler; Air New Zealand: Diwata Olalia Hunziker; Skyguide: A case of corporatization: Matthias Finger; Other Services; Waste Disposal; No time to waste: How to avoid too much of a bad thing (Germany, Malaysia): Raimund Bleischwitz and Akira Proske; Insurance; Abolishing property insurance monopolies in Germany: Thomas von Ungern-Sternberg; Culture and Media; Privatization of Italian cultural heritage: Roland Benedikter 327 $aThe Salzburg Festival: An example of public responsibility and private money: Raffaela Kluge 330 $aLimits to Privatization is the first thorough audit of privatizations from around the world. It outlines the historical emergence of globalization and liberalization, and from analyses of over 50 case studies of best- and worst-case experiences of privatization, it provides guidance for policy and action that will restore and maintain the right balance between the powers and responsibilities of the state, the private sector and the increasingly important role of civil society.The result is a book of major importance that challenges one of the orthodoxies of our day and provides a benchmark for 606 $aPrivatization 606 $aGovernment ownership 615 0$aPrivatization. 615 0$aGovernment ownership. 676 $a338.925 701 $aFinger$b Matthias$0252302 701 $aWeizsacker$b Ernst U. von$g(Ernst Ulrich),$f1939-$01481727 701 $aYoung$b Oran R$0126788 712 02$aClub of Rome. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783434303321 996 $aLimits to privatization$93698836 997 $aUNINA