Edited by David Parker, formerly Research Professor in Privatisation and Regulation, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, UK and Co-Director, Regulation Research Programme, Centre on Regulation and Competition, University of Manchester, UK and David Saal, Professor of Microeconomics and Co-Director, Centre for Productivity and Performance, Loughborough University and Research Professor, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany

'The challenges of privatization are well described in this International Handbook. On the theoretical side, market efficiency gains are shown to be balanced with agency and market failure losses. Empirically, a wide range of case studies offer many lessons on best practices. The book should be invaluable both to practitioners and scholars.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction David Parker and David SaalPart I: Privatization in Theory and Practice 2. History and Methods of Privatization William L. Megginson and Jeffry M. Netter 3. Privatization: Analysing the Benefits Colin Robinson4. Privatization: A Sceptical Analysis Johan Willner5. Methods of Privatization Cosmo GrahamPart II: Privatization in Developed Economies 6. Privatization in the European Union David Parker7. Privatization in North America Anthony E. Boardman, Claude Laurin and Aidan R. Vining8. Privatization: The Australian Experience Graeme A. Hodge9. Postal Privatization in the United States Michael A. Crew and Paul R. KleindorferPart III: Privatization in Developing Countries10. Assessing the Impact of Privatization in Developing Countries Paul Cook and Colin Kirkpatrick11. The Privatization Experience of Brazil Werner Baer12. Privatization in China Joseph C.H. Chai13. Privatization in Mexico and Chile: A Critical Perspective Miguel D. Ramírez14. Privatization in South Africa Erwin Schwella15. Privatization in Sub-Sahara Africa Paul BennellPart IV: Privatization in the Transition Economies 16. Privatization and Corporate Governance in Transition Economies: Theory and Concepts Igor Filatotchev17. Privatization in Russia Paul Hare and Alexander Muravyev18. Privatization and Corporate Governance in the Czech Republic Michal Mejstrík19. All Roads Lead to Outside Ownership: Polish Piecemeal Privatization Thomasz Mickiewicz and Maciej Baltowski20. Privatization in Hungary and its Aftermath Iván Major21. Privatization in Ukraine Saul Estrin and Adam RosevearPart V: Regulating Privatized Industries 22. Regulation: Theory and Concepts Dieter Bös23. Regulating Prices and Profits Thomas Weyman-Jones24. Comparing Regulatory Systems Anthony Ogus25. Privatization and Regulation of Public Utilities: Problems and Challenges for Developing Economies David Parker26. Restructuring, Regulation and the Liberalization of Privatized Utilities in the UK David SaalIndex

Edited by David Parker, formerly Research Professor in Privatisation and Regulation, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, UK and Co-Director, Regulation Research Programme, Centre on Regulation and Competition, University of Manchester, UK and David Saal, Professor of Microeconomics and Co-Director, Centre for Productivity and Performance, Loughborough University and Research Professor, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany

'The challenges of privatization are well described in this International Handbook. On the theoretical side, market efficiency gains are shown to be balanced with agency and market failure losses. Empirically, a wide range of case studies offer many lessons on best practices. The book should be invaluable both to practitioners and scholars.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction David Parker and David SaalPart I: Privatization in Theory and Practice 2. History and Methods of Privatization William L. Megginson and Jeffry M. Netter 3. Privatization: Analysing the Benefits Colin Robinson4. Privatization: A Sceptical Analysis Johan Willner5. Methods of Privatization Cosmo GrahamPart II: Privatization in Developed Economies 6. Privatization in the European Union David Parker7. Privatization in North America Anthony E. Boardman, Claude Laurin and Aidan R. Vining8. Privatization: The Australian Experience Graeme A. Hodge9. Postal Privatization in the United States Michael A. Crew and Paul R. KleindorferPart III: Privatization in Developing Countries10. Assessing the Impact of Privatization in Developing Countries Paul Cook and Colin Kirkpatrick11. The Privatization Experience of Brazil Werner Baer12. Privatization in China Joseph C.H. Chai13. Privatization in Mexico and Chile: A Critical Perspective Miguel D. Ramírez14. Privatization in South Africa Erwin Schwella15. Privatization in Sub-Sahara Africa Paul BennellPart IV: Privatization in the Transition Economies 16. Privatization and Corporate Governance in Transition Economies: Theory and Concepts Igor Filatotchev17. Privatization in Russia Paul Hare and Alexander Muravyev18. Privatization and Corporate Governance in the Czech Republic Michal Mejstrík19. All Roads Lead to Outside Ownership: Polish Piecemeal Privatization Thomasz Mickiewicz and Maciej Baltowski20. Privatization in Hungary and its Aftermath Iván Major21. Privatization in Ukraine Saul Estrin and Adam RosevearPart V: Regulating Privatized Industries 22. Regulation: Theory and Concepts Dieter Bös23. Regulating Prices and Profits Thomas Weyman-Jones24. Comparing Regulatory Systems Anthony Ogus25. Privatization and Regulation of Public Utilities: Problems and Challenges for Developing Economies David Parker26. Restructuring, Regulation and the Liberalization of Privatized Utilities in the UK David SaalIndex