Editor(s): McDonald, David A.; Ruiters, Greg. Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society. Num Pages: 536 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 35 black & white tables, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884. . 2012. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Alternatives to Privatization
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415886686
ISBN 13: 9780415886680
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted with the objection that they present no alternative. This book takes up that challenge by establishing theoretical models for what does (and does not) constitute an alternative to privatization, and what might make them ‘successful’, backed up by a comprehensive set of empirical data on public services initiatives in over 40 countries. This is the first such global survey of its kind, providing a rigorous and robust platform for evaluating different alternatives and allowing for comparisons across regions and sectors. The book helps to conceptualize and evaluate what has become an important and widespread movement for better public services in the global South. The contributors explore historical, existing and proposed non-commercialized alternatives for primary health, water/sanitation and electricity. The objectives of the research have been to develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for identifying and analyzing alternatives to privatization, and testing these models against actually existing alternatives on the ground in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Information of this type is urgently required for practitioners and analysts, both of whom are seeking reliable knowledge on what kind of public models work, how transferable they are from one place to another and what their main strengths and weaknesses are.

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David A. McDonald is Professor of Global Development Studies at Queen's University.

Greg Ruiters is Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research and Matthew Goniwe Chair of Development and Society at Rhodes University.

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