There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public
services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted
with the objection that they present no alternative. This book
takes up that challenge by establishing theoretical models for what
does (and does not) constitute an alternative to privatization, and
what might make them 'successful', backed up by a comprehensive set
of empirical data on public services initiatives in over 40
countries. This is the first such global survey of its kind,
providing a rigorous and robust platform for evaluating different
alternatives and allowing for comparisons across regions and
sectors. The book helps to conceptualize and evaluate what has
become an important and widespread movement for better public
services in the global South. The contributors explore historical,
existing and proposed non-commercialized alternatives for primary
health, water/sanitation and electricity. The objectives of the
research have been to develop conceptual and methodological
frameworks for identifying and analyzing alternatives to
privatization, and testing these models against actually existing
alternatives on the ground in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Information of this type is urgently required for practitioners and
analysts, both of whom are seeking reliable knowledge on what kind
of public models work, how transferable they are from one place to
another and what their main strengths and weaknesses are.
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