Privatization and labor : what happens to workers when governments divest? (English)

Many developing countries have launched ambitious privatization programs to improve. A universal concern in this process is that privatization will cause major job losses as new owners of privatized firms shed excess labor to improve efficiency and as divesting governments cut the workforce to prepare for privatization. Drawing on the experiences of mixed economies, this paper examines the effects privatization has on labor. It also attempts to find...

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Kikeri,Sunita;
Document Date
1998/02/28
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WTP396
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Privatization and labor : what happens to workers when governments divest?
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Privatization

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Kikeri,Sunita.

Privatization and labor : what happens to workers when governments divest? (English). World Bank technical paper ; no. WTP 396 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/678321468739295083

Privatization and labor : what happens to workers when governments divest? (English)

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