The Effects of Privatization on Efficiency: How Does Privatization Work?

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1537-1556

  Okten, Cagla ^a   Arin, K Peren ^b,c  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

efficiency; Middle East; privatization; SOEs; Turkey

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; OWNERSHIP; PRIVATIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; TURKEY;

EID: 33747343999     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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