Seventy percent of Latin Americans polled in a 2003 survey said they thought that the privatization of state-owned firms had not been good for their counties. For sector reform, including privatization, to have a future in Latin America, reformers will need to understand the sources of dissatisfaction and howif at allthey can be dealt with.
Why is Sector Reform so Unpopular in Latin America?
By Mary M. Shirley
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article
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the Fall 2005 issue of The Independent Review.
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