The Political Benefits of Corporatization and Privatization

Bibliographic Data

ID6296178
AuthorsJørgen Grønnegård Christensen (Aarhus University), Peter Bogetoft (0000-0002-2173-2791, Aarhus University), Thomas Pallesen (0000-0002-1601-5763, Aarhus University)
Year2001
Volume21
Issue3
Pages283-309
Publication date2001-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-814X • E-ISSN: 1469-7815
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0143814x01001155
OpenAlexW1986087240
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited10

In recent years Denmark has seen a huge corporatization and privatization program. As it is an unlikely reformer, the policy shift makes the country an interesting test case for the analysis of public sector changes. The paper argues that the Danish corporatization and privatization program fits into a general pattern. The program has been successfully implemented because it has allowed the governing coalition to reap important short-term political benefits without compromising a long-term quest for political control. However, these radical changes that together constitute a virtual wave of reforms have been initiated because politicians belonging to the governing coalition have come to the knowledge of new theoretic and empirical insights that open their eyes to short-term political benefits formerly unacknowledged

Business · Control (management · Corporatization · Economic system · Economics · Management · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Term (time · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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