Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

1. Introduction and Overview
Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine

Part I. The Privatization Experiment

2. Privatization’s Shaky Theoretical Foundations
Ben Fine

3. Privatization in Practice
Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine

4. Rethinking the Rethink: The World Bank and Privatization
Ben Fine, Kate Bayliss

5. Water and Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kate Bayliss

Part II. Case Studies

6. Ghana: Privatization — A Work in Progress
Kate Bayliss, Rudolf Amenga-Etego

7. Tanzania: From Nationalization to Privatization — and Back?
Kate Bayliss

8. Zambia: The Commercialization of Urban Water and Sanitation
Hulya Dagdeviren

9. Namibia: Lessons from Commercialization
Kate Bayliss

10. Conclusion and Alternatives
Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine

Keywords: Economics, Development Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, African Culture, International Economics, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Political Economy