The political logic of privatization: lessons from Great Britain and Poland
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Illustrations xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
Tension between the Economics and the Politics
of Privatization 2
Political Goals of Privatization 4
The Political Logic of Privatization 5
The Political Ramifications of Different Modes
of Privatization 8
Sources and Organization of the Study 9
PART I PRIVATIZATION AS A POLITICAL PRIORITY:
THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE
1. Rationale for Privatization 13
The Limits of the Economic Goals of Privatization 14
2. Privatizing Public Monopolies 19
British Airport Authority 20
British Airways 22
British Gas 23
British Telecom 24
National Bus Company 26
Privatization of Public Monopolies Concluding Remarks 28
3. Political Dimensions of Privatization in Great Britain 31
Privatization at the Ballot Box Perception and Reality 32
viii Contents
Property Owning Democracy: Broadening the Electoral
Base of the Conservative Party through
Privatization 34
Privatization of Subsidized Public Housing 35
Expanding the Group of Shareholders 38
Reduction of Public Sector Employment and
Encouragement of Self employment 40
Impact on Party Identification 41
4. Modes of Privatization 45
Sequence and Timing of the Privatization Process 48
5. Sources of Support and Opposition to Privatization 51
The Public at Large 51
The Trade Unions 55
Management 60
Privatization in Great Britain—Concluding Remarks 63
PART II THE PATH OF PRIVATIZATION IN POLAND
6. The Economic and Political Contexts of Privatization in Poland 67
The Economic Context and Goals of Privatization 68
The Political Goals of Privatization 69
7. The Debate on Strategy of Privatization in Poland 73
The June 1990 Law on the Privatization of State Owned
Enterprises 74
Privatization in 1989 and 1990: The Political Context 76
The 1991 Breakthrough in Privatization in Poland 79
Conclusion 84
8. Status of Privatization in Poland in 1992 85
Mass Privatization 85
The Scope of Privatization by Its Major Techniques 87
Sequence and Timing of Privatization in Poland 88
9. Opposition to Privatization in Poland 93
The Public at Large 93
The Trade Unions and Workers Councils 101
Management 104
Contents ix
The Utilization of Financial Specialists in the Process
of Privatization 105
Privatization in Poland Concluding Remarks 107
PART III THE POLITICAL LOGIC OF PRIVATIZATION:
LESSONS FROM THE BRITISH AND POLISH
EXPERIENCE
10. The Strategy of Privatization 111
Privatization in a Competitive Political System—Problems
of Collective Action 111
The Free rider Problem in Privatization 112
Target Groups b Privatization 113
11. Methods of Privatization 123
Sale by a Public Stock Issue 124
Selling an Entire Company in Discrete Parts 126
Partial Sale of a Public Company 127
Selling an Entire Company to Its Workforce
and Management 127
Free Distribution of Public Property 128
Conclusion 133
Notes 137
Bibliography 149
Index 159
Illustrations
TABLES
3.1 Voting and the Type of House Tenure, the 1983 British
General Election 35
3.2 Voting by Council Tenants in the 1987 British
General Election 36
33 British Government and Other Public Sector
Expenditure on Housing, 1979 1990 38
3.4 Party Identification by Shareholders within Compressed
Goldthrope Class Scheme, a British 1986 Survey 39
3.5 Voting by Sector of Employment among the Working
Class in the 1987 British General Election 40
3.6 Party Identification of British Self employed and
Employees, 1983 1987 and 1989 41
3.7 Party Identification in Great Britain, 1983 1989~Social
and Community Planning Research Surveys 43
4.1 Public Assets Sales in Great Britain, 1979 1987 45
5.1 Support for Privatization and Nationalization
in Great Britain, 1973 1987 52
5.2 Images of the Welfare State in Great Britain,
1983 and 1990 54
xii Illustrations
53 Images of the Welfare State in Great Britain, by Party
Identification, 1990 54
5.4 Voting by Trade Union Members in British General
Elections in the 1980s 56
5.5 Standing of the British Trade Unions, 1954 1988 61
5.6 Change in Top Management Salary in First Year
after British Privatization 62
5.7 Top Executive Remuneration in Great Britain,
1979 and 1988 62
5.8 Average Employee Remuneration in Great Britain,
1979 and 1988 63
8.1 Modes of Privatization in Poland, 1989 1990 90
9.1 Attitude toward Free market Principles, Poland,
1984 1990 95
9.2 Preferred Form of Privatization, Poland, June 1990 96
9.3 Perception of Positive and Negative Consequences
of Privatization for Individuals, Poland, April 1990 96
9.4 Perception of the Danger of Unemployment in Poland,
1990 91 98
9.5 Perception of the Pace of Privatization in Poland,
1990 91 99
9.6 Perception of Polish Economic and Political System,
August 1991 Survey 10°
9.7 Polish Workers Attitude toward Privatization of
the Companies They Work for, April 1990 1°2
9.8 Support for Increased Authority of Workers Councils
and General Managers in the Managing of Polish Public
Enterprises, 1984 Survey 103
Illustrations xiii
FIGURES
3.1 Shareholders in Great Britain 39
3.2 Employment in the Public Sector and the Private Sector
in UK 40
5.1 Trade Union Membership in Great Britain, 1901 1991 58
9.1 Unemployment in Poland, 1989 1991 99
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