A mesolevel comparative approach to maxi and mini strategies of public enterprise reform |
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Authors: | Ernest J Wilson |
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Institution: | (1) National Security Council, Washington, D.C. |
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Abstract: | Large-scale privatization is an unfamiliar area of public policy. The practice and study of property reforms and privatization
needs to include mesolvel phenomena such as laws, regulations, institutions and standard operating procedures. There has been
little comparative analysis of privatization programs around the world. The author argues that analysts should compare the
most immediately relevant institutional environment of the enterprise. Conceptually, this mesolevel system is situated between
the firm and the macroeconomy. This system of action is especially fruitful for cross-national comparisons of privatization
programs because it is at this level that privatization strategies are designed. The problem for Eastern Europe and for less-developed
countries is lack of experience with the relatively light economic regulation that characterizes industrial countries. Government
leaders must also decide how much effort to devote to privatization of state-owned enterprises and how much to fostering private
sector investment in new firms.
Ernest J. Wilson, III is affiliated with the National Security Council, Washington, D.C. |
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