The politics of privatizing power

Headline: The politics of privatizing power Source: EuromoneyDate: April 2001Author: Nigel Dudley Those central and eastern European countries that have pushed furthest and fastest with privatization have benefited from healthy government finances, restructuring and modernization of key industries and enhanced economic growth. That’s undeniable. But privatization remains ever politically contentious. Selling their banking systems to […]

Headline: The politics of privatizing power
Source: Euromoney
Date: April 2001
Author: Nigel Dudley

Those central and eastern European countries that have pushed furthest and fastest with privatization have benefited from healthy government finances, restructuring and modernization of key industries and enhanced economic growth. That’s undeniable. But privatization remains ever politically contentious. Selling their banking systems to foreigners was hard to stomach, and now these countries are selling even more essential services, their energy generators and power distributors.




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