Privatization Experiences in the European Union

Series Foreword vii Introduction ix I Conceptual Issues and U.S. Experiences 1(86) 1 Privatising Network Industries 3(48) David M. Newbery 2 Network Utilities in the United States: Sector Reforms without Privatization 51(36) Ingo Vogelsang II European Experiences 87(312) 3 Privatization in Austria: Some Theoretical Reasons and Performance Measures 89(28) Ansgar Belke and Friedrich Schneider 4 Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002 117(24) Henrik Christoffersen and Martin Paldam 5 Privatisation and Public Ownership in Finland 141(22) Johan Willner 6 Privatization Experiences in France 163(36) Michel Berne and G rd Pogorel 7 Privatisation of Network Industries in Germany: A Disaggregated Approach 199(26) G nter Knieps 8 Privtization in Italy, 1993-2003: Goals, Institutions, Outcomes, and Outstanding Issues 225(40) Andrea Goldstein 9 Privatisation in Ireland 265(24) Sean D. Barrett 10 Pragmatic Privatisation: The Netherlands, 1982-2002 289(50) Eric van Damme 11 Privatisation Policy in Spain: Stuck between Liberalisation and the Protection of National's Interest 339(26) Pablo Arocena 12 The United Kingdom's Privatisation Experiment: The Passage of Time Permits a Sober Assessment 365(34) David Parker Contributors 399(2) Index 401