Are resources allocated more efficiently through private ownership than through the public sector? The experiences of 11 newly privatized companies are examined to evaluate this hypothesis. With the Government's pro-privatization policies in place for over a decade, this is a prime time to evaluate theory versus reality.
By:
Stephen Martin,
David Parker
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9780415142335
ISBN 10: 0415142334
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 13 February 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of figures, List of tables, Preface, List of abbreviations, 1 PRIVATISATION: THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, 2 BRIEF HISTORIES OF THE ORGANISATIONS STUDIED, 3 ASSESSING PERFORMANCE: PRINCIPLES AND METHOD, 4 COMPARATIVE EFFICIENCY AND PRIVATISATION: THE EVIDENCE SO FAR, 5 PRIVATISATION AND PRODUCTIVITY, 6 ACCOUNTING RATIOS AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, 7 ESTIMATING TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY USING DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS, 8 THE IMPACT OF PRIVATISATION ON EMPLOYMENT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS INCOME, 9 PRIVATISATION AND BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING, 10 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, APPENDIX, References, Index
Stephen Martin, David Parker
