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Tag Archives: privatization
The Economist presents: the dangers of free hospital parking. The Neoliberal absurdity at its ‘best’
“If a hospital in a crowded city stopped charging [for parking], it would mean more frail, elderly people staggering into the accident and emergency ward on their own as their sons and daughters search for a space, more parents panicking … Continue reading
The Goose and the Common — The Privatization of Public Space
“The [following 18th century folk] poem is one of the pithiest condemnations of the English enclosure movement, the process of fencing off common land and turning it into private property. In a few lines, the poem manages to criticize double standards, … Continue reading
From Socialism to Neoliberalism: the case of Central Eastern European countries
The transition from communism or socialism to capitalism has proved to be a rockier road than many in the West (think of Fukuyama as an example) anticipated. The degree and character of challenges that countries faced during the transition depended … Continue reading
Inspiring Victory of Grassroots Activism: Chile to Have Free Higher Education
Due to enduring civil, student-led protests, Chile to have free higher education. This is a huge victory to grassroots activism and social movements. The ‘Chilean Winter’ started in August 2011. A series of ongoing student-led protests across Chile have been sweeping throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Oleg Komlik
Tagged academia, Chile, civil society, education, higher education, neoliberalism, privatization, protest, social movements
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Why did the transition from socialism to capitalism result in economic growth in some countries and decline in others? It is about mass privatization
In general, scholars have advanced three main arguments to explain why did the transition from socialism to capitalism result in improved growth in some countries and significant economic decline in others: (1) successful countries rapidly implemented neoliberal policies; (2) failures … Continue reading
Posted in Papers
Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, capitalism, comparative political economy, Czech Republic, Estonia, fiscal sociology, Georgia, growth, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, neoliberalism, Poland, Post-communist countries, privatization, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, socialism, state, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
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Reviews of 6 interesting books on housing, urban policy, privatisation of cities and homelessness
Reading list of 6 books about housing, urban policy and future of our cities from LSE Review of Books.
Welcome to the Private Police Force :-)
The Privatization of the Police force: A man returns from holiday to find his local police station has undergone some serious renovations! ”Are you a shareholder?” “I’m a citizen..” “You mean-client?” 🙂 A classic BBC sketch.
