ISBN: 9780231134644 - privatizing the state (the ceri series in comparative politics and international studies) (2 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the new global political economy, 'privatization' names a transformation of the roles of public and private actors with the goal of reforming government policies and economic aid programs. It is an objective, a slogan, a fetish. But what does it signify On the one hand, it refers to the process of changing industries, businesses, and services from governmental or public ownership to private agencies. But privatization now also extends to what are normally the prerogatives of national states: taxation, customs, internal security, national defense, and peace negotiations. In much of the literature, privatization is associated with the retreat, decline, or even demise of the state.…