MASS PRIVATIZATION
- Oct 1, 2015
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Updated: Jun 3
This chapter summarizes the theory and evidence regarding Mass Privatization programmes in the post-communist environment. It first defines Mass Privatization and compares it to other ways of privatization used during the postcommunist transition. It then summarizes the economic and political arguments for and against this method of privatization. Finally, it discusses the research on the economic and public health consequences of Mass Privatization.
Irdam, Darja, Gabor Scheiring, and Lawrence King. 2015. "Mass Privatization." Pp. 488-507 in Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics, edited by Jens Hölscher and Horst Tomann. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
