Preface
1. Privatization Reality Check: Distributional Effects on Developing Countries
I. Cases from Latin America
2. Paradox and Perception: Evidence from Four Latin American Countries
3. Inequality and Welfare Changes: Evidence from Nicaragua
4. Bolivian Capitalization and Privatization: Approximation to an Evaluation
5. Argentina's Privatization: Effects on Income Distribution
6. Peru after Privatization: Are Telephone Consumers Better Off?
7. Distribution of Assets and Income in Brazil: New Evidence
8. Latin America's Infrastructure Experience: Policy Gaps and the Poor
II. Cases from Asia and Transitional Economies
9. Outcomes of the Russian Model
10. Privatization's Effects on Social Welfare in Ukraine: The SigmaBleyzer Experience
11. China's Shareholding Reform: Effects on Enterprise Performance
13. Rethinking Privatization in Sri Lanka: Distribution and Governance
About the Contributors
Index
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