Privatize this? assessing the opportunities and costs of privatization / Richard A. McGowan.

Author/creator McGowan, Richard, 1952-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSant Barbara, Calif. : Praeger,
Descriptionx, 206 p. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Introduction -- A brief history of the privatization versus nationalization debate -- An arena model for the privatization question -- International examples -- Privatizing Sin : the 21st-century cigarette industry -- Privatize or nationalize? : Argentina's privatization of its oil industry -- The never-ending cycle of privatization : Venezuela's oil industry -- A public good or inefficiency : port facilities in the United States and Canada -- State-operated industries that were once private enterprises -- State-controlled liquor stores I: Pennsylvania -- State-controlled liquor stores II: New Hampshire -- Public transportation regional authorities : should the Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City systems be privatized? -- Proposed and newly privatized industries -- The evolution and scope of the privatized prison industry -- Privatizing a lottery : the case of Illinois -- Conclusion -- General motors and the government bailout : the hybrid privatization.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010049765
ISBN9780313375866 (hard copy : alk. paper)
ISBN9780313375873 (ebook)

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