Doing Privatization Right

A recent study examining privatization results in four Sub-Saharan African countries yielded two broad conclusions: First, privatization is not easy to do, and getting it right can be tough in low-income countries. Second, if privatization is done...

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Main Authors:	Jones, Leroy, Jammal, Yahya, Gökgür, Nilgün, Kikeri, Sunita
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES BUYER CAPABILITIES CAPITAL MARKETS CLAY COLLECTION EFFICIENCY COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONNECTION CHARGES CONSUMER CONSUMERS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEBTS DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DUE DILIGENCE ELECTRICITY INCENTIVE STRUCTURE INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INNOVATIONS LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MATERIAL MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES OFFER PRICE OUTPUT PRIMARY MARKET PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATIONS PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY AGENCY REPUTATION RESULT RESULTS SALE STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION TARGETS TAX TELEPHONE TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY WAGES WATER LAW
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9113044/doing-privatization-right http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11153

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Summary:	A recent study examining privatization results in four Sub-Saharan African countries yielded two broad conclusions: First, privatization is not easy to do, and getting it right can be tough in low-income countries. Second, if privatization is done right and there is a little luck, it can lead to substantial welfare gains that are reasonably and equitably distributed across stakeholders, consumers, workers, governments, and owners or operators.

Doing Privatization Right

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