Privatization and efficiency: From principals and agents to political economy

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 685-710

  Cavaliere, Alberto ^a   Scabrosetti, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imperfect information; Political preferences; Regulation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC THEORY; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRIVATIZATION; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 48849088903     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2007.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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