Private Markets for Public Goods: Raising the Stakes in Economic Reform

This book explores the use of market incentives to improve the quality and supply of public goods. Carol Graham examines the effects of market-based strategies on the performance of public institutions, the political sustainability of market reforms, and social equity. She examines reform experiences in education and health care services, social security, and the privatization of state-owned enterprises across a range of countries and income contexts, with case studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.