Critical Issues in Privatization: Politics, Institutions, and Labor

摘要

The report presents political factors in privatization such as levels of political opposition in different governmental systems; Sources of political risk; Economic factors in political risk; Using external assistance to overcome political risk; Political implications of privatization for A.I.D. missions. The report discusses institutional factors in privatization; Impediments to the transfer from public to private owners; Improving institutional capabilities for privatization. It also presents the labor factor in privatization.