Privatization in Latin America - (Latin American Development Forum) by Alberto Chong & Florencio Lopez De Silanes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Examining the privatization experience of six Latin American countries--Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia--this book evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization and assesses the validity of the criticisms raised to show that privatization can lead to increased profitability and productivity, firm restructuring, fiscal benefits, output growth, and even quality improvements.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Privatization in Latin America</i> represents the first systemic economic analysis of the efficiency and distributive effect of privatization in Latin America. Examining the privatization experience of six Latin American countries--Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia--<i>Privatization in Latin America</i> evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization and assesses the validity of the criticisms raised. It shows that privatization can lead to increased profitability and productivity, firm restructuring, fiscal benefits, output growth, and even quality improvements. <i>Privatization in Latin America</i> is destined to become a must-have reference for researchers interested in privatization or the economic aspects of social policy reforms. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"Nineteen Latin American Economists present a powerful, well-documented case that the privatization of state-owned enterprises has been a regional success story, popular perceptions notwithstanding. . . . This accessible, state-of-the-art collection will be valuable reading to students of privatization worldwide."--Foreign Affairs</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Nineteen Latin American Economists present a powerful, well-documented case that the privatization of state-owned enterprises has been a regional success story, popular perceptions notwithstanding. . . . This accessible, state-of-the-art collection will be valuable reading to students of privatization worldwide.--<i>Foreign Affairs</i><br><br>Unusually coherent for an edited volume, the book is impressive in its wealth of data and its careful, thorough empirical analyses, which control for several confounding factors.--<i>Latin American Research Review</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Alberto Chong is a researcher at the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). Florencio Lopez de Silanes is a Professor at the Yale School of Management and is a researcher with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
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