This title is the first in the Critical Perspectives on the World Economy series. It brings together contributions on privatization, including material on the philosophical and historical context. Specific subjects covered include: regulation and competition policy, different forms and techniques of privatization, and the impact of privatization. Drawing on a range of sources, the collection includes material by Hayek, Harold Demsetz, Douglass North, Janos Kornai, Jean Tirole and Jeffrey Sachs. It should be a useful reference for policy makers, as well as academics concerned with economic...