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050	0	0	_aHD3850 _b.A486 2012
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245	0	0	_aAlternatives to privatization : _bpublic options for essential services in the Global South / _cedited by David A. McDonald and Greg Ruiters.
260			_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_axii, 519 p. : _bmaps ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aRoutledge studies in development and society ; _v29
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted with the objection that they present no alternative. This book takes up that challenge by establishing theoretical models for what does (and does not) constitute an alternative to privatization, and what might make them "successful" backed up by a comprehensive set of empirical data on public services initiatives in over 40 countries. This is the first such global survey of its kind, providing a rigorous and robust platform for evaluating different alternatives and allowing for comparisons across regions and sectors. The book helps to conceptualize and evaluate what has become an important and widespread movement for better public services in the global South. The contributors explore historical, existing and proposed non-commercialized alternatives for primary health, water/sanitation and electricity. The objectives of the research have been to develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for identifying and analyzing alternatives to privatization, and testing these models against actually existing alternatives on the ground in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Information of this type is urgently required for practitioners and analysts, both of whom are seeking reliable knowledge on what kind of public models work, how transferable they are from one place to another and what their main strengths and weaknesses are"--
650		0	_aPrivatization _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aPublic utilities _zDeveloping countries.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aMcDonald, David A. _q(David Alexander)
700	1		_aRuiters, Greg, _d1959-
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