Market Distortions in Privatisation Processes

Drawing on a range of global case studies, Market Distortions in Privatisation Processes illustrates the ways in which market distortions damaged the ability of privatisation processes to yield concrete benefits to consumers.

List of contents

1. Impact of Market Distortions in The Specific Case of Privatisation 2. Competition and Regulated Industries: Electricity and Gas 3. Competition and Regulated Industries: Telecommunications 4. Postal Services 5. Conclusion

About the author

Shanker Singham is one of the world's leading international trade and competition lawyer and economists. He is a former advisor to both the UK Secretary of State for International Trade (2016-2018) as well as a former cleared advisor to the United States Trade Representative (2009-2016). He has led the market access and WTO practices of two large global law firms, and has advised governments and multinationals. He is author of A General Theory of Trade and Competition: Trade Liberalisation and Competitive Markets (CMP, 2007) and over 100 book chapters and articles. He is the lead author of the Singham-Rangan-Bradley model to measure Anti-Competitive Market Distortions.

Summary

Drawing on a range of global case studies, Market Distortions in Privatisation Processes illustrates the ways in which market distortions damaged the ability of privatisation processes to yield concrete benefits to consumers.

Product details

• Authors: Shanker Singham, Shanker (Institute of Economic Affairs) Singham, Singham Shanker
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032419350
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241935-0
• No. of pages: 104
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, Commercial law, International business, International Economics, Jurisprudence & general issues, Energy industries & utilities, Economics of industrial organisation, Microeconomics, Jurisprudence and general issues, Economics of industrial organization, Energy industries and utilities, Postal & Telecommunications Industries