The Challenges of Privatization: An International Analysis

The Challenges of Privatization: An International Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-160

  Bortolotti, Bernardo ^a   Siniscalco, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Financial market development; Golden shares; Political economy; Privatization; Public finance; Regulation; State Owned Enterprise (SOE); Ultimate ownership and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920555701     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199249343.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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