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Changing Patterns of Privatization: Ideology, Economic Necessity, or Political Opportunism

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  • Linda Colley
  • Brian Head

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This article considers privatization decisions by governments in four Australian states over twenty years of micro-economic reform. It focuses on the policy frameworks and political context for privatizing government enterprises, drawing on Kingdon's framework for policy change to analyze differences in the substance and timing of decisions. In the 1990s, governments considered privatization as an economic and political strategy to resolve the problem of state-level fiscal crises, but the patterns of adoption were variable. Two states resisted the general trend toward privatization, but recently changed their position. We argue that the recent financial crisis provided a window for reintroducing contentious reform initiatives that had lost momentum.

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  • Linda Colley & Brian Head, 2013. "Changing Patterns of Privatization: Ideology, Economic Necessity, or Political Opportunism," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(12), pages 865-875.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:865-875
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795164
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    1. Linda Colley & Shelley Woods & Brian Head, 2022. "Pandemic effects on public service employment in Australia," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 33(1), pages 56-79, March.
    2. Linda Colley, 2016. "Reshaping the public service bargain in Queensland 2009–2014: Responding to austerity?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(1), pages 81-97, March.

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