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Privateers: The Stunning Sequel To Privateers (The Grand Tour #1)
by Ben BovaIn this “riveting account of the future,” America has ceded the heavens to the tyrants and the renegades—from the six-time Hugo Award–winning author (Wall Street Journal).The US has abandoned its quest for the stars, and an old enemy has moved in to fill the void. The potential wealth of the universe is now in malevolent hands. Rebel billionaire Dan Randolph—possessor of the largest privately-owned company in space—intends to weaken the stranglehold the new despotic masters of the solar system have on the lucrative ore industry. But when the mineral-rich asteroid he sets in orbit around the Earth is commandeered by the enemy, and his unarmed workers are slaughtered in cold blood, the course of Randolph’s life is changed forever.Now cataclysm is aimed at the exposed heart of America—a potential catastrophe that Randolph himself inadvertently set in motion. And the maverick entrepreneur must use his skills, cunning, and vast resources to strike out at his foes hard, fast and with ruthless precision—and wear proudly the mantle that fate thrust upon him: space pirate!“Swashbuckling action, a likeable—if macho—hero, and a down-to-the-wire plot.” —Library Journal“A solid, well-plotted tale that maintains a pleasing balance and tension between the politicking, the romancing, and the action-adventure. One of Bova’s best.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers
by Josh CowenA deep-dive investigation of education privatization that reveals voucher programs as the faulty products of decades of work by wealthy patrons and influential conservatives
Privatisation in India: Journey and Challenges (Routledge Focus on Business and Management)
by Sudhir NaibThis book is a comprehensive work which incisively analyses, from a theoretically informed perspective, crucial aspects of India’s journey from partial divestiture to privatisation, accompanied by case studies of enterprises being privatised in FY 2022. Naib begins with the economic role of the state followed by theoretical and empirical evidence on the state versus private ownership in the first two chapters. Next, an overview of public sector in India including the New Public Sector Enterprise Policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat-2021 is discussed, before a broader examination of the global experience with privatisation is done. Naib then goes on to explore India’s journey from partial divestiture to privatisation from 1991 to 2021 in four time slots based on the political party in power. The book also looks at big ticket privatisation and asset monetisation proposed in FY 2022. Many criticised the design of National Monetisation Plan as it may lead to concentration of wealth, increasing inequalities, asset stripping, and consumers paying higher charges. The book closes by presenting six instances of big-ticket privatisations ranging from airlines, airports, banks, insurance, as well as industries such as petroleum and telecoms. The book’s timely data and analysis of key developments will interest researchers in the fields of divestiture and privatisation in India.
Privatisation in India: Challenging economic orthodoxy (India in the Modern World)
by T.T. Ram MohanOver the past decade India has been undertaking a programme of economic reform, and at the same time the economy has been growing at a high rate. As part of the reform programme, and in line with prevailing economic thinking, India has been privatising its large, ungainly public sector. One assumption underlying this programme is the dogma that public sector enterprises are doomed to inefficiency, and that competitive market forces can be relied on to make firms more efficient once they are privatised. But is this really true? Combining rigorous data analysis with case studies to provide a balanced evaluation of the process of deregulation and privatisation within the overall context of economic reforms, the author demonstrates, remarkably, that, contrary to the prevailing view, private sector firms do not outperform public sector firms across all sectors. He also shows that revenue-raising considerations have weighed more heavily with the government than efficiency objectives. Overall, this study of the reform process in India, with its unique longstanding mix of private and public sectors, will be of great interest to all those studying reform and transition worldwide.
Privatisation in Ireland
by D�nal Palcic Eoin ReevesThis book analyzes privatization in Ireland, a European economy that has experienced rapidly changing fortunes over the last thirty years. It examines the effects of privatization in terms of corporate performance, public finances and the distributional aspects of privatization including the impact on employment and share ownership.
The Privatisation of British Rail: How Not to Run a Railway (Routledge Studies in Accounting)
by Sean McCartney John StittleThe privatisation of the British railway industry was a unique political and economic event. An integrated industry was broken-up into numerous component parts and sold off to private sector interests. The result was a highly fragmented industry that was structurally unsound and operationally dysfunctional. This authoritative volume presents an enlightening portrait of an industry that is less efficient, more costly and still more dependent on state subsidy today than its nationalised predecessor. The nine chapters in this work present a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of how and why the industry has become so dysfunctional and costly, supported by detailed financial analysis and industry examples. Seven chapters comprise a series of peer-reviewed academic papers by Professor McCartney and Dr Stittle and published in leading international journals over the period 2004–2017 which analyse selected key segments of the privatised industry: where appropriate, updates are provided at the end of these chapters outlining developments since initial publication relevant to the analysis therein. Two chapters are published here for the first time: Chapter 7 reviews the performance of the freight sector, while Chapter 1 ‘bookends’ the volume by providing first, an account of how rail privatisation was conceived and implemented in the 1980s/90s, and then reviews the impact of the pandemic and the proposals of the Williams-Shapps White Paper of 2021 which, if enacted, will effectively end the Major government’s experiment. Going far beyond the usual superficial analysis of the topic, this volume will be of significant interest to researchers and advanced students of accounting, economics, business history, transport studies, as well as industry and specialised business interests in transport and privatisation.
The Privatisation of Security in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
by Twana Faris BawaKurdistan is technically a federal region of Iraq - a weak state in dire need of security sector reform. This highly topical and relevant contribution to international relations argues that its future is dependent on the private security industry to help develop and pave the way for foreign investment and even its establishment as a nation state.
Privatised Law Reform: A History Of Patent Law Through Private Legislation, 1620-1907
by Phillip JohnsonIn the history of British patent law, the role of Parliament is often side-lined. This is largely due to the raft of failed or timid attempts at patent law reform. Yet there was another way of seeking change. By the end of the nineteenth century, private legislation had become a mechanism or testing ground for more general law reforms. The evolution of the law had essentially been privatised and was handled in the committee rooms in Westminster. This is known in relation to many great industrial movements such as the creating of railways, canals and roads, or political movements such as the powers and duties of local authorities, but it has thus far been largely ignored in the development of patent law. This book addresses this shortfall and examines how private legislation played an important role in the birth of modern patent law.
Privatisering in Pakistan: Uitdagingen en respons
by Shahid Hussain RajaZonder technische termen en geschreven in een gemakkelijk te lezen taal, is dit korte boek bedoeld voor algemeen lezerspubliek, met name voor degenen die moeten weten wat er gebeurt is met de privatiserings-inspanningen in Pakistan nadat de Pakistan Muslim League in 2013, een bedrijfsvriendelijk regime, aan de macht kwamen. Dit korte e-book is een uitgebreide versie van mijn artikel "Privatisering in Pakistan" dat ik schreef kort na mijn pensionering als Federaal Secretaris van de regering van Pakistan, ministerie van privatisering in 2012. Het trok veel aandacht, wat me ertoe aanzette een volwaardig boek te schrijven over de geschiedenis van privatisering in Pakistan en andere gerelateerde kwesties, inclusief de vooruitzichten en de uitdagingen waarmee het op korte tot middellange termijn zal geconfronteerd worden. Behoefte aan privatisering Over het algemeen heeft de staat een of meer van de volgende privatiseringsdoelstellingen; 1. versterking van de privé sector. Dit was de drijfveer achter de eerste generatie van privatiseringen die in 1960 in Pakistan werd uitgevoerd, toen de staat fabrieken bouwde in strategische sectoren en deze tegen zeer nominale tarieven overdroeg aan de zakenlieden die terughoudend waren om in deze sectoren te investeren vanwege een gebrek aan vereiste middelen tot hun beschikking en hoge risico's. 2. Verbetering van de efficiëntie en dienstverlening van staatsbedrijven, al dan niet winstgevend, door het stimulerings- en beloningsmechanisme in te voeren van de privé sector die kapitaal, technologie en betere beheerspraktijken zou inbrengen. Pakistan privatiseerde het grootste deel van zijn staatsbedrijven tijdens de privatisering van de tweede generatie in de jaren tachtig en negentig. 3. Elimineren / verminderen van de enorme overheidssubsidies die worden gegeven aan staatsbedrijven die voortdurend verliezen lijden, maar die niet kunnen worden gesloten vanweg
Privatising the Public University: The Case Of Law
by Margaret ThorntonFirst Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Privatização no Paquistão: desafios e resposta
by Shahid Hussain Raja Gisely GanozaEste pequeno EBook é uma versão expandida do meu artigo "Privatização no Paquistão", que eu escrevi logo depois da minha aposentadoria como Secretário Federal do Governo do Paquistão, Ministério da Privatização em 2012. Sua publicação atraiu muita atenção, me pedindo que escrevesse um documento completo, um livro sobre a história da privatização no Paquistão e outras questões relacionadas, incluindo suas perspectivas e os desafios que enfrentará em curto e médio prazo. Desprovido de termos técnicos e escrito em um idioma fácil de ler, este pequeno livro é para leitores em geral, particularmente para aqueles que precisam saber o que está acontecendo com os esforços de privatização do Paquistão depois de entrar no poder um regime favorável às empresas, a Liga Muçulmana do Paquistão, em 2013.
Privatización en Pakistán
by Shahid Hussain RajaAunque Pakistán haya estado llevando a cabo la privatización de empresas estatales por más de 50 años, la privatización de cualquier empresa siempre genera discusiones acaloradas, normalmente centradas alrededor de cuatro problemas/necesidades y beneficios, intereses de los empleados, bienestar del consumidor y transparencia. Mientras que sus autores lo apoyan por reducir subsidios estatales y lograr ganancias por eficiencia, sus adversarios se oponen por sacrificar bienestar público, “vender la plata familiar” (deshacerse de algo valioso en búsqueda de una ventaja, a pesar de que sea conveniente resguardarlo), y crear monopolios privados. Incluso aquellos, que son no partidistas en este debate, aconsejan precaución y argumentan que este proceso debería ser estrictamente evitado en el caso de monopolios naturales y de activos estratégicos como recursos naturales. Dejando de lado el debate, el hecho que la privatización es una parte integrante de la agenda general de la liberación y desregulación económica. Abriendo la economía a la competición, la liberación económica puede remover ineficiencias estructurales y falsas barreras creadas por el estado a la competencia. Eso es lo que se necesita y está pasando en Pakistán ahora. Este corto Libro digital es una versión ampliada de mi artículo “Privatización en Pakistán”, el cual escribí poco después de mi jubilación como secretario federal del Gobierno de Pakistán, Ministerio de Privatización en 2012. Atrajo un montón de atención y me impulsó a escribir un libro de pleno derecho sobre la historia de la privatización en Pakistán y otros problemas relacionados incluyendo sus porvenires y los desafíos que iba a enfrentar en el corto a mediano plazo.
Privatization: An International Review Of Performance
by Graeme HodgeContracting out public sector services and divesting public enterprises are reforms that have enjoyed widespread global popularity in recent years. Better services, lower prices and greater accountability are the promises made by politicians, senior executives, and investment companies when functions are moved from the public sector to private enterprise. But in Privatization, Graeme A. Hodge challenges these assumptions. Through an examination of hundreds of international studies on the performance of privatization activities, Hodge demonstrates that privatizing public services is often not the guaranteed panacea portrayed by its political supporters. Importantly, privatization activities can lead to modest gains, but there are also winners and losers in this reform. It therefore deserves far more care and balanced debate than it usually attracts.
Privatization: NOMOS LX (NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy #29)
by Melissa SchwartzbergA distinguished group of scholars explore the moral values and political consequences of privatization The 21st century has seen a proliferation of privatization across industries in the United States, from security and the military to public transportation and infrastructure. In shifting control from the state to private actors, do we weaken or strengthen structures of governance? Do state-owned enterprises promise to be more equal and fair than their privately-owned rivals? What role can accountability measures play in mediating the effects of privatization; and what role does coercion play in the state governance and control? In this latest installment from the NOMOS series, an interdisciplinary group of distinguished scholars in political science, law, and philosophy examine the moral and political consequences of transferring state-provided or state-owned goods and services to the private sector. The essays consider how we should evaluate the decision to privatize, both with respect to the quality of outcomes that might be produced, and in terms of the effects of privatization on the core values underlying democratic decision-making. Privatization also affects the structure of governance in a variety of important ways, and these essays evaluate the consequences of privatization on the state. Privatization sheds new light on these highly salient questions of contemporary political life and institutional design.
Privatization and Public Enterprises
by Richard Hemming Ali M. MansoorA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Privatization In Bangladesh: Economic Transition In A Poor Country
by Clare E HumphreyBangladesh, the world's poorest large country, has privatized more state-owned industries than any other developing nation. This policy-orientated study traces Bangladesh's economic fortunes in its British, Pakistani and independent periods. Around the theme of a traditional society coping with modernization, the study analyzes in depth the effects
Privatization in Four European Countries: Comparative Studies in Government - Third Sector Relationships
by Ralph M. KramerThis book has a dual focus: on how four countries use voluntary non-profit organizations to provide services to the physically, mentally, and sensorially handicapped; and on the changing role of the voluntary, or "third," sector in welfare states. At the same time, it is also a comparative study of privatization in the special sense of using nongovernmental organizations to implement public policy. Most comparative studies of the welfare state have neglected this form of "indirect public administration" because researchers have usually conceived of government as monolithic and consequently overlook the frequent separation of financing from the delivery of public services.
Privatization in Malaysia: Regulation, Rent-Seeking and Policy Failure (Routledge Malaysian Studies Series)
by Jeff TanIn recent years, privatisation has fallen out of favour in many countries because the underlying political factors have not been well understood. This book examines Malaysia’s privatisation programme, focusing on how political constraints resulted in the failure of four major privatisations: the national sewerage company (IWK), Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transit (LRT), national airline (MAS), and national car company (Proton). It considers why developing countries such as Malaysia might want to embark on privatisation, the factors that lead to policy failure, and what is needed to make it work. It shows clearly that political motives driving privatisation often dominate purely economic considerations, and thus it is necessary to analyse privatisation within the specific country context. It argues that failure in the Malaysian case was due to political considerations that compromised institutional design and regulatory enforcement, leading to problems associated with corruption. It concludes that privatisation does not necessarily improve incentives for efficiency or enhance the finance available for capital investment, and that successful privatisation depends on the state’s institutional and political capacity to design and manage an appropriate set of subsidies. Overall, this book is a comprehensive examination of privatisation in Malaysia, providing important insights for understanding the political economy of this process in other developing countries.
Privatization in Transition Countries
by Oleh Havrylyshyn Donal McgettiganThe authors' view is that any privatisation is better than none, regardless of whether a stable, competitive environment has been established first. However, private companies started from scratch perform best, followed by newly privatised firms run by outsiders, either local or foreign. Privatised companies dominated by insiders do less well, but even they regularly outperform state enterprises. Without an appropriate market environment though, managers may spend more time lobbying the government for support than undertaking painful restructuring measures.
Privatization of Early Childhood Education and Care in Nordic Countries (Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research)
by Håkon Solbu Trætteberg Karl Henrik Sivesind Maiju Paananen Steinunn HrafnsdóttirThis book explores the increasing role of private providers in early childhood education and care (ECEC) as they become a core part of the Nordic welfare model—one that once rejected for-profit involvement in public welfare. Within this context, ECEC has become the key battleground over private providers’ role in the welfare system. Chapters compare five Nordic countries: Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, to discuss possible benefits from having different types of providers—public, nonprofit, and for-profit—in the welfare mix. To conclude, the authors also provide a comparative perspective on governance of the ECEC sector and on the development and functions of the Nordic welfare model.
The Privatization of Israeli Security
by Shir HeverIn this book, Shir Hever considers the impact of the ongoing Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation, the influence of U.S. military aid and the rise of neoliberalism in Israel, to make sense of this dramatic change in security policy.Through the lens of political economy, this book shows how the Israeli security elites turn violence into a commodity in order to preserve their status and wealth, providing a fresh new perspective on the Israeli occupation.
The Privatization of Peacekeeping: Exploring Limits and Responsibility under International Law
by Lindsey CameronPrivate military and security companies (PMSCs) have been used in every peace operation since 1990, and reliance on them is increasing at a time when peace operations themselves are becoming ever more complex. This book provides an essential foundation for the emerging debate on the use of PMSCs in this context. It clarifies key issues such as whether their use complies with the principles of peacekeeping, outlines the implications of the status of private contractors as non-combatants under international humanitarian law, and identifies potential problems in holding states and international organizations responsible for their unlawful acts. Written as a clarion call for greater transparency, this book aims to inform the discussion to ensure that international lawyers and policy makers ask the right questions and take the necessary steps so that states and international organizations respect the law when endeavouring to keep peace in an increasingly privatized world.
The Privatization of State Education: Public Partners, Private Dealings
by Chris GreenAnyone who wants to know what is really happening in schools - behind all the hype and political rhetoric about the privatizing reforms in education - should read this book. It clarifies how private interests are influencing the public education process and investigates Labour's successes and failures. In plain English, it shows how schools are set up, run and held to account through testing and inspection and how they make judgements about the relative merits of different schools’ performances. It also indicates ways in which ordinary people can participate in shaping the future of education in order to achieve progress and better standards of achievement from schools and the education service generally. This is essential reading for all those concerned about the new future of our education system and of our children.
The Privatized State
by Chiara CordelliWhy government outsourcing of public powers is making us less freeMany governmental functions today—from the management of prisons and welfare offices to warfare and financial regulation—are outsourced to private entities. Education and health care are funded in part through private philanthropy rather than taxation. Can a privatized government rule legitimately? The Privatized State argues that it cannot.In this boldly provocative book, Chiara Cordelli argues that privatization constitutes a regression to a precivil condition—what philosophers centuries ago called "a state of nature." Developing a compelling case for the democratic state and its administrative apparatus, she shows how privatization reproduces the very same defects that Enlightenment thinkers attributed to the precivil condition, and which only properly constituted political institutions can overcome—defects such as provisional justice, undue dependence, and unfreedom. Cordelli advocates for constitutional limits on privatization and a more democratic system of public administration, and lays out the central responsibilities of private actors in contexts where governance is already extensively privatized. Charting a way forward, she presents a new conceptual account of political representation and novel philosophical theories of democratic authority and legitimate lawmaking.The Privatized State shows how privatization undermines the very reason political institutions exist in the first place, and advocates for a new way of administering public affairs that is more democratic and just.
Privatizing China: Socialism from Afar
by Aihwa Ong Li ZhangEveryday life in China is increasingly shaped by a novel mix of neoliberal and socialist elements, of individual choices and state objectives. This combination of self-determination and socialism from afar has incited profound changes in the ways individuals think and act in different spheres of society. Covering a vast range of daily life--from homeowner organizations and the users of Internet cafes to self-directed professionals and informed consumers--the essays in Privatizing China create a compelling picture of the burgeoning awareness of self-governing within the postsocialist context. The introduction by Aihwa Ong and Li Zhang presents assemblage as a concept for studying China as a unique postsocialist society created through interactions with global forms. The authors conduct their ethnographic fieldwork in a spectrum of domains--family, community, real estate, business, taxation, politics, labor, health, professions, religion, and consumption--that are infiltrated by new techniques of the self and yet also regulated by broader socialist norms. Privatizing China gives readers a grounded, fine-grained intimacy with the variety and complexity of everyday conduct in China's turbulent transformation.