The Distributional Impact of Privatization in Developing Countries

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Throughout the 1990's, privatization of inefficient state-owned enterprises was strongly embraced in developing and transitional economies. Little attention has gone to the distributional implications of the privatization movement, a particularly surprising oversight given the current backlash in many settings against further privatization. This book offers a comprehensive set of country-specific studies on the effects of privatization on people--winners and losers in different income, employment, and education groups. The studies analyze the changes in public tax revenue from privatized enterprises, shifts in pension and other liabilities, and changes in income of different groups.

Contributors include David McKenzie (Stanford University), Dilip Mookherjee (Boston University), Gover Barja (Universidad Católica Boliviana, La Paz), Miguel Urquiola (Columbia University), Samuel Freije (Universidad de Las Américas in Puebla, Mexico), Luis A. Rivas (Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nicaragua), Máximo Torero, Enrique Schroth, and Alberto Pasco Font (Group of Analysis for Development [GRADE], Lima), Roberto Macedo (University of São Paulo, Presbyterian Mackenzie University, and Foundation Institute of Economic Research, São Paolo), Antonio Estache (World Bank), Michael Bleyzer and Edi Segura (SigmaBleyzer Corporation), Gary H. Jefferson, (Brandeis University), Su Jian (Brandeis and Peking Universities), Jiang Yuan and Yu Xinhua (National Bureau of Statistics, Beijing), and Malathy Knight-John and P.P.A. Wasantha (Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka).

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Assessing privatization; Carol Graham reviews Reality Check: The Distributional Impact of Privatization.("Reality Check: The Distributional Impact of Privatization ... article from: Harvard International Review
Carol Graham
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ASIN: B000MGV4JI
Release Date: 2007-01-09

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Title: Assessing privatization; Carol Graham reviews Reality Check: The Distributional Impact of Privatization.("Reality Check: The Distributional Impact of Privatization in Developing Countries")(Book review)
Author: Carol Graham
Publication: Harvard International Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 28 Issue: 3 Page: 70(2)

Article Type: Book review

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Reality Check: The Distributional Impact Of Privatization In Developing Countries

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ASIN: 0881323772

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The book highlights the key laws and regulations of interest and importance to foreign investors, corporate lawyers, and private practitioners involved in China on behalf of their clients. Valuable appendices contain contact information for U.S. and Chinese government resources, bar associations, international organizations, and other related organizations on Chinese legal and business efforts.

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From building a solid business plan and securing financing to attracting employees, garnering publicity, and filing taxes for the first time, the challenges of a start-up business are daunting. Brimming with invaluable insider advice, sample financial and accounting forms, and the stories of those who have truly "been there, done that," The Vault Reports Guide to Starting Your Own Business compassionately counsels entrepreneurs through the trials of setting up shop.

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Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business, 2nd Edition (Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business)

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Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business, 2nd Edition (Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business)
Jonathan R. Aspatore
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Professional career guide from the Vault Career Library featuring entrepreneurship strategies and step-by-step explanations of how to establish a company.

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Few dispute that one of the most pressing issues for the future of Europe is the question of constitutional design. To what extent will unanimity voting in the Council of Ministers be replaced by qualified majority voting and how should these votes be distributed by country? Should the European Parliament assume a meaningful policy making role? How should the Commission be reformed? Generally this debate uses the existing and past experience of the European Union as a basis for future reform. Comparisons with other political systems, and in particular with those systems that devolve power to states, provinces and regions are rarely attempted. Yet with EMU in place and further deepening of EU responsibilities scheduled, much can be learnt from the experience of other systems and especially established federations. Designing Europe shows how in five cases - the US, Canada, Australia, Germany and Switzerland - the rules established in founding constitutions greatly influenced the ways in which federal-state relations evolved. In some cases, for example Canada, these rules proved inappropriate for the balance of provincial and central power, while in others, such as Switzerland, more favourable institutional rules prevailed. In all cases political parties have played a major role in brokering this balance of central and regional power. And in all cases intergovernmental fiscal relations have been central to the debate. Designing Europe concludes that because, like Switzerland, the EU is both highly decentralised and heterogeneous, super-majoritarian decision rules should apply to EU decision making. In addition further checks on central power should be provided through a carefully coded constitution which could only be amended via popular approval in member states.

Designing Europe: Comparative Lessons from the Federal Experience. .(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Publius

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Designing Europe: Comparative Lessons from the Federal Experience. .(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Publius
Jan Erk
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Title: Designing Europe: Comparative Lessons from the Federal Experience. .(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Jan Erk
Publication: Publius (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2002
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Volume: 32 Issue: 4 Page: 155(2)

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David McKay
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In this thoughtful analysis, a group of international specialists explores the political and economic issues and controversies surrounding the oil industry's move to capitalism. The authors examine the spread of crime and corruption, the role of Russian and Western financial institutions, regional tensions, and the international dimension.

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The Russian Oil Economy
Jennifer I. Considine , and William A. Kerr
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`This impressive intellectual endeavour tells you everything your wanted to know about the Russian oil industry but were afraid to ask. Even for those of us, who haven't been afraid to ask, it has a wealth of information for anyone who wants to follow this interesting industry through the vagaries of its convoluted past.'

- Carol Dahl, Colorado School of Mines

`A timely review of the sometime triumphs and repeated failures of Russian oil industry planning. As this comprehensive volume makes clear, the interaction between Russia and global oil markets has often been critical. Over the last century, Russia has played a leading role in oil economics, and as the authors demonstrate, Russia's untamed power may yet bring turmoil to western oil companies and middle-eastern governments. Despite the spottiness of economic reforms in the 1990s and the incomplete privatization of the oil industry described by Considine and Kerr, the ascendancy of Putin is leading to another surge in Russian oil exports and OPEC's effort to stabilize prices appears to hang in the balance. The Russian Oil Economy is one of the few studies that puts these events into perspective while offering insights into the outcome.'

- Adam Siemenski, Deutsche Bank Securities

`In the old days we used to discuss international oil and energy in terms of WOCA, the World Outside the Communist Areas. This was because no-one knew what was happening within the USSR (or China). Now, Jennifer Considine and William Kerr have provided us with a book that tells us more than we could ever have imagined we would ever know about the Oil Economy of Russia. The final nail, it might be said, in the coffin of WOCA.'

- Ian Skeet, Oxford Energy Forum, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK

In this unique work, Jennifer Considine and William Kerr contend that while OPEC currently dominates the international oil market, Russia will be a key player in the future international energy market. Indeed, Russia's petroleum resources rival those of Saudi Arabia.

More than almost any other industry, future performance is often determined by the influence of decisions made in the past. This book provides a detailed history of the development of the Russian oil economy in order to build up a comprehensive and discerning picture of its future role and significance in the global energy market of the 21st century.

The authors of this path-breaking treatment of the Russian oil economy present:

• an assessment of the effects of the political and macroeconomic development of the Russian Federation and former Soviet Union on the resources, reserves and infrastructure of the current oil industry

• an economic evaluation of the contemporary policies and institutions in the Russian Federation, including policy recommendations and forecasts

• detailed statistics on all aspects of the Russian oil industry, including reserves, production, five-year planning targets, government policy, and tax rates, from 1860-2001.

The Russian Oil Economy will be of enormous interest to a wide-ranging audience, including oil industry executives and analysts, investment bankers, energy consultants, energy policymakers, and those involved in the study, teaching and research of energy, Russian history and transition.

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Putin Strengthens Grip on Russian Politics & Economy.: An article from: APS Review Oil Market Trends

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Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from APS Review Oil Market Trends, published by Pam Stein/Input Solutions on December 15, 2003. The length of the article is 856 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Putin Strengthens Grip on Russian Politics & Economy.
Publication: APS Review Oil Market Trends (Newsletter)
Date: December 15, 2003
Publisher: Pam Stein/Input Solutions
Volume: 61 Issue: 24

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The "Russian Disease": a look inside the dangerous, chaotic, unlawful, and unpredictable world of Russian oil. : An article from: The International Economy

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The "Russian Disease": a look inside the dangerous, chaotic, unlawful, and unpredictable world of Russian oil. : An article from: The International Economy
Marshall I. Goldman
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This digital document is an article from The International Economy, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2005. The length of the article is 2830 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The "Russian Disease": a look inside the dangerous, chaotic, unlawful, and unpredictable world of Russian oil.
Author: Marshall I. Goldman
Publication: The International Economy (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2005
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Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Page: 27(5)

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The Russian Oil Economy. .(Book Review) (book review): An article from: The Energy Journal

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The Russian Oil Economy. .(Book Review) (book review): An article from: The Energy Journal
Carol Dahl
Manufacturer: International Association for Energy Economics
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008D9BKE
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from The Energy Journal, published by International Association for Energy Economics on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2155 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Russian Oil Economy. .(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Carol Dahl
Publication: The Energy Journal (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: International Association for Energy Economics
Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Page: 105(5)

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The Russian Oil Economy
Jennifer I. Considine
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MU94R8

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This yearbook contains basic information on export-import, investment and business opportunities in the respected country. Provides information on government structure, economy, business climate, regulations, and more... Includes basic statistics, information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Sierra Leone Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Expoer-Import and Business Library)

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Sierra Leone Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Expoer-Import and Business Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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ASIN: 0739777327

Sierra Leone Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)

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Sierra Leone Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739713493

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This yearbook contains information on investment business opportunities, international economic projects, tenders, government projects, marketing and export-import opportunities information.

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