Provides a state-of-the art review of privatization issues and research questions as a prelude to an in-depth study of the economic and social impact of privati

The case for privatization, whether defined in a broad or narrow sense, has been forcefully made by its advocates against the backdrop of the much advertised po

Governance, as defined by the World Bank in its 1992 report, Governance and Development, is the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a countr

In the last decades of the 20th century, privatization has been a key policy instrument in the move to more market-based economic systems in all parts of the de

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play significant roles in developing economies in Asia and SOE performance remains crucial for economy-wide productivity and grow