00608nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000180001724500860003526000090012152003140013058300190044494200060046399900170046920260716043309.0  aPrager, Jonas  aIs privatization a panacea for LDCs? Market failure versus public sector failure.  c1992  aPresents a brief analysis of market failure and other motives for government intervention in production.  Notes that there is a strong bias in favour of private ownership when a competitive market exists, and a weaker preference for the private sector firm when imperfect competition characterises the market.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cA  c44326d44326