PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the success of privatization based on the performance of relevant macroeconomic variables before and after privatization.Design/methodology/approachUsing the labor market and economic indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean during 1990‐2002 and 1993‐2004, the researchers investigate whether different stabilization and liberalization strategies and the industry sequencing result in different macroeconomic performance for transition and emerging economies.FindingsThe results of this study revealed that based on the changes in macroeconomic variables, privatization in Latin America and the Caribbean failed to meet its intended goals, and successful privatization plan is indeed related to appropriate economic reform and effective macroeconomic stabilization policies.Practical implicationsThis research leads to the conclusion that macroeconomic stabilization, industry sequencing and market liberalization are necessary prerequisites for a fair, equitable and transparent privatization process.Originality/valueThe study provides useful information on privatization, economic reform and effective macroeconomic stabilization policies with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.
A new approach to the design of concession contracts of port infrastructures that adapts some of the methods used in the design and start-up of strategic alliances is presented. From a cost–benefit analysis of the project, based on the industry benchmarks, a revenue-sharing model dependent on the investment interest and the risk undertaken or transferred by each partner was formulated. This model aids in the calculation of the amount of the canons (lease and royalty charges) that should be stated in the contract. Also, to avoid complicated renegotiations and undesired deadlock situations, methods are presented for the dynamic actualization of such canons according to changes that might occur during the concession life. Finally, in those situations in which, for welfare policy reasons, the public partner wants to minimize the risk of a failure of the concession, dynamic mechanisms have been developed that allow the public authority to offer the private partner partial insurance against losses based on a recovery mechanism of the subsidized amounts.
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