The impact of privatization in the Americas /
edited by Melissa H. Birch and Jerry Haar.
- Coral Gables, Fl : University of Miami. North-South Center, 2000
- 256 p.
Privatization in the Americas : The challenge of adjustment / Melissa H. Birch and Jerry Haar, 1. -- Early, massive, broad, and successful privatizations : The case of Chile / Rolf J. Lüders, 13. -- The evolution, rationale, and impact of Mexico's privatization program : A critical assessment / Miguel D. Ramirez, 51. -- The Argentine privatization process and its aftermath : Some preliminary conclusions / Sebastián Galiani and Diego Petrcolla, 77. -- The impact of privatization in Peru / Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski, 99. -- The experience of privatization in the Caribbean / Richard L. Bernal and Winsome J. Leslie, 115. -- The tortuos road to privatization in Venezuela / Gerver Torres, 141. -- Privatization in Brazil : Toward and evaluation / Juarez de Souza, 177. -- Privatization in Colombia : Competition and labor adjustment in the electric power and telecommunications industries / Mauricio Cárdenas, 203. -- Comparative analysis of the privatization experience / Melissa H. Birch and Jerry Haar, 217
Privatization reflects the pre-eminent role of market forces and the diminished role of the state in Latin America's political economy. This volume assesses its initial effects and suggests directions for future change.