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Constitutional Barriers and the Privatization of Public Utilities in Rich Democracies

  • Carina Schmitt and Herbert Obinger
Published/Copyright: June 9, 2011
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This paper examines the impact of constitutional barriers on the privatization of public utilities in 21 OECD-countries between 1980 and 2008. We present new and improved indicators for privatization and constitutional barriers. Three empirical findings stand out: first, national privatization trajectories differ across both countries and sectors. Second, there is a significant cross-national variation in terms of constitutional provisions related to public utilities which, thirdly, constitute important impediments to privatization.

Published Online: 2011-6-9

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