Limits to privatization : how to avoid too much of a good thing : a report to the Club of Rome / / edited by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker, Oran R. Young, Matthias Finger ; with Marianne Beisheim

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (429 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.925
• Soggetto topico: Privatization; Government ownership
• Altri autori: FingerMatthias WeizsackerErnst U. von <1939-> (Ernst Ulrich) YoungOran R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-406) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front 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 Weizsäcker, Oran R. Young andMatthias Finger; Editors' Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; Limits to Privatization: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker,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 Südhoff ; A 'waterl'eau' in Grenoble, France: Martin StürmerManila: A success story turned sour: Dörte Bernhardt; Thames Water Utilities Limited, UK: Matthias Finger andRoger Levett; Water privatization in Tanzania: : Mixed results: Jürgen Scheffran; Budapest sewage works: Partial privatization of a CentralEuropean utility: Alexander Juras and Todd Schenk; Management Success at Rostock, Germany: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker; Metals and Cement; Privatization of the mining sector in Zambia: The case of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM): Brenda Mofya and Brighton Lubansa ; Saving 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 Weizsäcker; Network Industries; Energy; Enron: Unregulated master of influence: Matthias Finger ; The price to pay for deregulation of electricity supply in California: Ruth Brand and Jürgen ScheffranTelecommunications and Postal Services; Telecommunications in Mexico, Uruguay and Argentina: A tale of contrasts: Jochen Boekhoff; Privatization of telecommunication in Japan: Thomas Thümmel and Max Thümmel; Privatization in outer space: Lessons from Landsat and beyond: Jürgen 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 ; Regionalization as part of rail restructuring in Germany: Martin WeidauerPrivatization of the transport sector in Argentina: Tim Gürtler; 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 ; The Salzburg Festival: An example of public responsibility and private money: Raffaela Kluge
• Sommario/riassunto: Limits 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Limits to privatization
• ISBN: 1-136-56224-9; 1-84977-183-9; 1-136-56225-7; 1-280-47524-2; 9786610475247; 600-00-0076-6; 1-4175-8314-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817068303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II