Beschreibung
This book investigates country-specific responses to privatisation by examining two of the most important Latin American examples of the 1990s, the Argentine and the Brazilian programmes, and one essential public service sector, electricity. In doing so, it aims to: identify the impact of privatisation on electricity sector employees in Argentina and Brazil during the 1990s; explore how the impact came about; and analyse the reasons for this impact. A multi-dimensional perspective provides a comparative analysis of privatisation processes, regulatory contexts, and results, striving to capture the phenomenon by combining insights from political and economic analysis.
Autorenportrait
Sarah Schmelzer-Roldán was born in 1980 and studied Social Sciences at the University of Dusseldorf in Germany as well as Development Economics at the University of Sussex in England. In 2013, she completed a PhD at the University of Kassel in Germany, where she was a member of the Doctoral Programme, Global Social Policies and Governance. Her research focus lies in the area of international political economy; she is particularly interested in issues related to globalisation.
