01623nam a2200193Ia 450000500170000000800390001702000180005608200170007410000230009124500790011426000390019330000140023252010010024665000250124770000190127294200120129199900190130395201070132220260302160848.0260302s9999    xx          000 0 und d  a9780521639187  a338.925bFEI  aFeigenbaum, Harvey 0aShrinking the State / cFeigenbaum, Harvey; Henig, Jeffrey; Hamnett, Chris  bCambridge University Press, c1998  a196 pages  aPrivatization has spread worldwide during the 1980s and 1990s, and has significantly reshaped the balance between state and market in many countries. This book provides a comparative political analysis of the development, form, character and causes of privatization in three countries: the UK, USA and France. The authors argue that privatization is a political phenomenon and should be analyzed as such, rather than being seen as an economic response to the growth of the state and the cost of state provision. Privatization frequently has explicit political goals, and has consequences which redistribute costs and benefits to different groups. The book presents a threefold typology of privatization policy - pragmatic, tactical and systemic - and relates it to the experiences of USA, France and UK respectively. It will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, economics, public policy and business studies, as well as policy-makers and consultants in the field of privatization.  aBusiness & Economics  aHamnett, Chris  cENGLISH  c616628d616628  00104070aACLbACLc4Ad2026-03-02l0o338.925 FEIp194816r2026-03-02 16:08:48w2026-03-02yENGLISH