Selling off the “Family Silver”: The Politics of Privatization Proceeds in the EU and the OECD 1990-2000 Export

@article{citeulike:2215660, abstract = {The 1990s have witnessed unprecedented attempts at privatizing state owned enterprises in virtually all OECD democracies. This contribution analyzes the differences in the privatization proceeds raised by EU- and OECD-countries between 1990 and 2000. It turns out that privatizations are part of a policy of economic liberalisation in previously highly regulated economies as well as a reaction to the fiscal policy challenges imposed by European integration and the globalisation of financial markets. In addition, institutional pluralism exerts significant and negative effects on privatization proceeds. Partisan differences only emerge if economic problems are moderate, while intense economic, particularly fiscal problems foreclose differing partisan strategies.}, author = {Zohlnh\"{o}fer, Reimut and Obinger, Herbert}, citeulike-article-id = {2215660}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=wpsr&r=1}, journal = {World Political Science Review}, keywords = {oecd, politicaleconomy, privatization}, number = {1}, pages = {30--52}, posted-at = {2008-01-10 18:21:08}, priority = {3}, title = {Selling off the ``Family Silver'': The Politics of Privatization Proceeds in the EU and the OECD 1990-2000}, url = {http://www.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=wpsr&r=1}, volume = {2} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2215660 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2215660 N2 - The 1990s have witnessed unprecedented attempts at privatizing state owned enterprises in virtually all OECD democracies. This contribution analyzes the differences in the privatization proceeds raised by EU- and OECD-countries between 1990 and 2000. It turns out that privatizations are part of a policy of economic liberalisation in previously highly regulated economies as well as a reaction to the fiscal policy challenges imposed by European integration and the globalisation of financial markets. In addition, institutional pluralism exerts significant and negative effects on privatization proceeds. Partisan differences only emerge if economic problems are moderate, while intense economic, particularly fiscal problems foreclose differing partisan strategies. IS - 1 JF - World Political Science Review EP - 52 TI - Selling off the ``Family Silver'': The Politics of Privatization Proceeds in the EU and the OECD 1990-2000 VL - 2 SP - 30 KW - oecd KW - politicaleconomy KW - privatization AU - Zohlnhöfer, Reimut AU - Obinger, Herbert UR - http://www.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=wpsr&r=1 ER -