Privatisation
Simpson, David (1984) Privatisation. Quarterly Economic Commentary, 9 (3). pp. 82-85. ISSN 0306-7866
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Abstract
With the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Trade and Industry the government have announced that they intend to proceed "briskly" with a programme of privatisation. This word has many different meanings, but it broadly corresponds to what twenty years ago would have been called denationalisation. In pursuit of this programme, the government have already sold off their majority shareholdings in Amersham, Britoil, Cable & Wireless, and Associated British Ports. The timetable for the disposal of other major public enterprises has been established. This briefing paper considers the rationale behind privatisation and proposes an alternative liberalisation strategy instead.
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Item type: Article ID code: 51586 Dates: DateEventFebruary 1984PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor
Social Sciences > Economic TheoryDepartment: Strathclyde Business School > Fraser of Allander Institute Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 11 Feb 2015 11:20 Last modified: 11 Sep 2024 00:39 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/51586