Privatization South American Style [Hardcover]

This book analyzes both the macro and micro factors under which policies of privatization of nationalized industries took place in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru. It examines the economics of achieving privatization, the policy reform that took place, and the factors that emerged to wither, encourage, or deter privatization.

1. The Political Economy of Privatization
2. Privatization In The 1980s: Politics As Usual
3. Argentina
4. Brazil
5. Peru
6. The Theory and Practice of State Divestiture

As a complement to Privatization South American Style, Judith Clifton's in-depths analysis of privatization in the Mexican telecommunications sector offers a clearer understanding of precisely how political need can produce economic inefficiency. --Latin American Research Review