The Financial Economics of Privatization

by William L. Megginson

Book Overview

Since 1981, over 100 governments around the world have raised over $1 trillion through the sale of SOEs to private investors. Privatization programs have transformed the role of the state in virtually all-major economies, and have massively increased the capitalization and liquidity of all non-U.S. stock markets. The focus of this book lies on where privatization stands today and what are the next frontiers, the why and how behind countries who privatize...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195150627
• ISBN13: 9780195150629
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.5"