Privatisation and Development: Theory, Policy and EvidenceAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 - 231 pages This book highlights the constraints to development in poorer countries attendant upon a policy of privatisation-at-all-cost and in so doing suggests a new relevance to the theory - one that extends beyond its earlier theoretical constructs to include a sharing of the benefits and opportunities with citizens. |
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