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Markets, States, and Public Policy: Privatization in Britain and France - Couverture rigide

Zahariadis, Nikolaos

 
9780472105427: Markets, States, and Public Policy: Privatization in Britain and France
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0472105426 ISBN 13 : 9780472105427
Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 1995

Synopsis

The past decade has witnessed a worldwide and more-or-less irreversible shift away from state ownership. This "megatrend" is expected to last well into the next millennium. Given policymakers' previous strong inclination towards nationalization and state ownership, one must ask: Why change now? Markets, States, and Public Policy concentrates on the experience of Britain and France, two pioneers of privatization, and draws specifically on detailed case studies of three sectors: oil, telecommunications, and railroads. The book shows that privatization is brought about by the interplay of three factors at critical junctures of time: available policy alternatives, the ideological complexion and strategy of the governing parties, and widening government budget deficits. Thus privatization is a politically forged decision to forego direct control over markets, in favor of indirect control. Zahariadis applies the multiple streams approach, extending the theory in two important ways: first, by giving it an explicitly comparative focus and second, by broadening its explanatory reach to cover policy adoption in addition to agenda setting. In doing this, the author strikes a unique balance between theoretical analysis and empirical rigor. Zahariadis's novel way of comparatively examining the dynamics of policy choice and his use of literature that cuts across the fields of comparative politics, public policy and political economy will attract the interest of students of political science, public administration, economics, and sociology. Nikolaos Zahariadis is Assistant Professor of Political Science, State University of New York-New Paltz.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nikolaos Zahariadis is Assistant Professor of Political Science, State University of New York-New Paltz.

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Éditeur
The University of Michigan Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0472105426
ISBN 13 
9780472105427
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
248
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Personne responsable
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