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Part 1 The theory of privatization: from private preference to publicphilosophy - the development of public choice, James M. Buchanan;privatization, information and incentives, David E. Sappington and Joseph E.Stiglitz; economic rationales for the scope of privatization, Carl Shapiroand Robert D. Willig; economic perspectives on privatization, John Vickersand George Yarrow; privatization and incentives, Jean-Jacques Laffont andJean Tirole; productive efficiency in public and private firms, Giovanni DeFraja; nationalization vs. regulation of monopolies -the effects of ownershipon efficiency, Ellen M. Pint; a comment on Bradburn - "privatization ofnatural monopolies", Johan Willner; a theory of privatization, Maxim Boyckoet al. Part 2 Empirical studies of state and private ownership: comparing theefficiency of private and public production - the evidence from fivecountries, Thomas E. Borcherding; the comparative performance of public andprivate ownership, Robert Millward; the price of government ownership - astudy of the Domtar takeover, Anthony Boardman et al; ownership andperformance in competitive environments - a comparison of the performance ofprivate, mixed and state-owned enterprises, Anthony E. Boardman and Aiden R.Vining; regulatory reform and productivity growth in the UK's publicutilities, Matthew Bishop and David Thompson; privatization, liberalization,wages and employment - theory and evidence for the UK, Jonathan Haskel andStefan Szymanski. Part 3 Empirical studies of privatization: divestiture -questions and answers, and synthesis of cases, Ahmed Galal et al; thefinancial and operating performance of newly privatized firms - aninternational empirical analysis, William L. Megginson et al; the impact ofUK privatization on labour and total factor productivity, David Parker andStephen Martin; privatization and employment - a study of the jute industryin Bangladesh, V. Bhaskar and Mushtaq Khan; a case of the curate's egg - thepolitical economy of privatization in Guyana, Carl Greenidge; the financialand operating performance of newly privatized firms -evidence from developingcountries, Narjess Boubakri and Jean-Claude Cossett; privatization in Italy -an analysis of factor productivity and technical efficiency, GiovanniFraquelli and Fabrizio Erbetta. Part 4 Privatization and corporateperformance -some outstanding issues: privatization - a policy in search of arationale, J.A. Kay and D.J. Thompson; a strategy for industrial developmentas a basis for regulation, Keith Cowling and Roger Sugden; theoreticalperspectives on privatization - some outstanding issues, Dieter Bow; time torethink privatization in transition economies?, John Nellis.