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Explaining Partial Privatization Of Public Service Provision: The Emergence Of Mixed Ownership Water Firms In Italy (1994–2009)

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type="main" xml:lang="de"> Certaines études sur la privatisation ont porté sur l'émergence d'entreprises mixtes (à capital public-privé) de services publics. Les entreprises mixtes soulèvent une question importante : pourquoi les gouvernements cèdent-ils une partie du capital d'entreprises de services publics dont ils sont propriétaires à des opérateurs et investisseurs privés au lieu d'en abandonner la propriété totale ou d'établir une relation contractuelle avec le partenaire privé. Cet article traite de cette question en analysant le cas de l'émergence d'entreprises mixtes en Italie dans le secteur de l'eau. L'article montre que la privatisation partielle des entreprises de services publics est en particulier liée aux caractéristiques du contexte historique et institutionnel ainsi qu'aux aspects spécifiques du processus politique de privatisation.

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  • A. Asquer, 2014. "Explaining Partial Privatization Of Public Service Provision: The Emergence Of Mixed Ownership Water Firms In Italy (1994–2009)," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 85(1), pages 11-30, March.
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