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A distinguished group of scholars explore the moral values and political consequences of privatization
The 21st century has seen a proliferation of privatization across industries in the United States, from security and the military to public transportation and infrastructure. In shifting control from the state to private actors, do we weaken or strengthen structures of governance? Do state-owned enterprises promise to be more equal and fair than their privately-owned rivals? What role can accountability measures play in mediating the effects of privatization; and what role does coercion play in the state governance and control? In this latest installment from the NOMOS series, an interdisciplinary group of distinguished scholars in political science, law, and philosophy examine the moral and political consequences of transferring state-provided or state-owned goods and services to the private sector.
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Privatization

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    A Hardback by Melissa Schwartzberg, Jack Knight

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      Publisher New York University Press
      Published 11 December 2018
      ISBN-13 9781479842933
      978-1479842933
      ISBN-10 1479842931
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      Privatization Jurisprudence and general issues Political science and theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A distinguished group of scholars explore the moral values and political consequences of privatization
      The 21st century has seen a proliferation of privatization across industries in the United States, from security and the military to public transportation and infrastructure. In shifting control from the state to private actors, do we weaken or strengthen structures of governance? Do state-owned enterprises promise to be more equal and fair than their privately-owned rivals? What role can accountability measures play in mediating the effects of privatization; and what role does coercion play in the state governance and control? In this latest installment from the NOMOS series, an interdisciplinary group of distinguished scholars in political science, law, and philosophy examine the moral and political consequences of transferring state-provided or state-owned goods and services to the private sector.
      The essays consider how we should evaluate the decision to priv

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