Molto rumore per nulla? La prospettiva delle associazioni dei consumatori

Robin Simpson

ECONOMIA PUBBLICA, 2003, vol. 2003/2, issue 2

Abstract: Much Ado about Nothing? (di Robin Simpson) - ABSTRACT: The apparent general conclusion of the Milan study is that the effect of privatisation in the UK was far less than one might expect, given the sound and fury that it generated. That would be the ?much ado about nothing? hypothesis. If it was indeed simply a matter of ownership, then the Milan study makes a powerful case for it; actually, it seems instead to vindicate the view that ownership was not the main issue. Infact, the privatisation programme was about far more. If one takes into account the changes in the regulatory framework, then I would argue that what we have seen represents very much more than a minor blip. The change of ownership was the context for those changes. This is of relevance not only to the UK but more widely, and so I draw on my overseas experience to illustrate why the issues raised during the privatisation of the British utilities are indeed of lasting significance.

Date: 2003
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista. ... 500&Tipo=ArticoloPDF (text/html)
Single articles can be downloaded buying download credits, for info: https://www.francoangeli.it/DownloadCredit

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:fan:epepep:v:html10.3280/ep2003-002004

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.francoang ... io.aspx?IDRivista=16

Access Statistics for this article

ECONOMIA PUBBLICA is currently edited by FrancoAngeli

More articles in ECONOMIA PUBBLICA from FrancoAngeli Editore
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Stefania Rosato ().