Shrinking the State: The Political Underpinnings of Privatization

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Harvey Feigenbaum (George Washington University, Washington DC) Jeffrey Henig (Georgetown University, Washington DC)

Shrinking the State

The Political Underpinnings of Privatization

Harvey Feigenbaum (George Washington University, Washington DC), Jeffrey Henig (Georgetown University, Washington DC), Chris Hamnett (King's College London)

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Cambridge University Press
18 January 1999

Political economy; Privatisation

Privatization has spread worldwide during the 1980s and 1990s, and has significantly reshaped the balance between state and market in many countries. This book provides a comparative political analysis of the development, form, character and causes of privatization in three countries: the UK, USA and France. The authors argue that privatization is a political phenomenon and should be analyzed as such, rather than being seen as an economic response to the growth of the state and the cost of state provision. Privatization frequently has explicit political goals, and has consequences which redistribute costs and benefits to different groups. The book presents a threefold typology of privatization policy - pragmatic, tactical and systemic - and relates it to the experiences of USA, France and UK respectively. It will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, economics, public policy and business studies, as well as policy-makers and consultants in the field of privatization.

By: Harvey Feigenbaum (George Washington University Washington DC), Jeffrey Henig (Georgetown University, Washington DC), Chris Hamnett (King's College London)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9780521630801
ISBN 10: 0521630800
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 18 January 1999
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Privatization and theories of state growth; 2. The political underpinnings of privatization; 3. The UK: from pragmatic to systemic privatization; 4. France: from pragmatic to tactical privatization; 5. The United States: the co-optation of pragmatic initiatives by agents of systemic change; 6. The boundaries of privatization.

Reviews for Shrinking the State: The Political Underpinnings of Privatization

"""...Shrinking the State will stand as a model of the way careful comparative theoretical and empirical work can shed new light on an important contemporary debate, and cut through the easy assumptions of conventional thinking. It will be of interest to students and scholars in politics, economics, and a number of other social sciences, and will be required reading in my graduate comparative politics seminar."" Review of Radical Political Economics"