Synopses & Reviews
This book develops an analytical framework for the examination of the politics of privatization. Dobek argues that privatization is a strategy that politicians employ in their drive for power. The material resources and formal powers that governments have at their disposal make them great patrons for building coalitions intended to promote interests of political parties. The author further argues that, based on the examples of Great Britain and Poland, any privatization campaign is ultimately shaped by political rather than economic concerns. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of politics and economics.
Synopsis
This book, based on case studies of Great Britain and Poland, develops an analytical framework for the examination of the politics of privatization.
About the Author
MARIUSZ MARK DOBEK is a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy at the University of Rochester.
Table of Contents
Privatization as a Political Priority: The British Experience
Privatizing Public Monopolies
Political Dimensions of Privatization in Great Britain
Modes of Privatization
The Sources of Support and Opposition to Privatization
The Path of Privatization in Poland
The Economic and Political Contexts of Privatization in Poland
The Debate on Strategy of Privatization in Poland
Status of Privatization in Poland in 1992
Opposition to Privatization in Poland
The Political Logic of Privatization: Lessons from the British and Polish Experience
The Strategy of Privatization
Methods of Privatization
Conclusion
Bibliography