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The Financial Economics of Privatization

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  • Megginson, William Leon

    (University of Oklahoma)

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Central to the book's content is its focus on where privatization stands today and what are the next frontiers, the why and how behind countries who privatize certain industries, whether privatization works as an economic tool and important insights relevant to financial institutions such as how to value privatized industries, how share offerings differ from private offerings, how countries go about harnessing private capital, etc. Available in OSO: http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/content/economicsfinance/0195150627/toc.html

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  • Megginson, William Leon, 2005. "The Financial Economics of Privatization," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780195150629, Decembrie.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780195150629
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