"In association with Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI, Rome and CEIS, University ʹTor Vergataʹ, Rome."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Central issues. Privatisation, liberalisation and the orientation of regulation / Alberto Pera -- Some criteria for privatization in Italy / Gian Cesare Romagnoli -- Privatization and the ownership structure of public utilities / Francesco Lo Passo and Alfredo Macchiati -- Part II: International experience. The Privatisation of the British public sector: an assessment of a policy innovation / Peter M. Jackson -- An Attempt to end monopoly: the privatisation of the UK electricity industry / Franco A. Grassini -- The European Union's policy on the electricity and natural gas industries / Guido Cervigni -- Part III: Sectorial aspects: electricity, natural gas, railways, telecommunications, the postal service. The Italian electricity sector between privatization and the fear of competition / Michele Polo and Carlo Scarpa -- Deregulation and privatization of the natural gas market in Italy / M. Gabriella Briotti and Elena Notarangelo -- Privatization and reorganization in the Italian public utilities: railway transport / Andrea Pezzoli -- Industrial organization and efficiency in telecommunications services / Massimo G. Colombo and Paola Garrone -- Privatizing the Italian postal services: governance structure, property rights and monopoly rents / Vincenzo Visco Comandini