The EIU global privatisation mabual a practical guide to the process and practitioners / Palmer, George F.; Baker & McKenzie

What is privatisation? -- The case for privatisation. -- Basic elements of a privatisation programme. -- Driving the privatisation process forward. -- Selecting privatisation candidates. -- Preparing privatisation candidates. -- Valuing SOEs for sale. -- The role of accounting advisers. -- Selecting privatisation advisers. -- Hiring investment Banks. -- Investment banks or consulting accountants?. Business strategy consultants. -- How investment bankers prepare the ground. -- How a Central European airline was made ready for privatisation. -- Why Malev chose Alitalia. -- Professional persuaders: PR and advertising. -- The contribution of research to privatisation. -- The privatisation of Argentina's YPF-1. -- The privatisation of Argentina's YPF-2. -- The privatisation of Argentina's YPF-3. -- Privatisation In Eastern Europe: regional overview. -- Privatisation in the Czech Republic. -- How Crimson Capital helps the Czech government. -- Prague's embryonic capital market. -- Poland's economic reforms. -- Privatisation in Poland: a multi-track approach. -- Privatising Poland's telecoms equipment industry. -- Poland's mass programme. -- Poland's accelerating capital market. -- Hungary's tough transition. -- Hungary's piecemeal programme. -- What Hungary offers foreign investors. -- Advice from legal advisers. -- An investment banker's perspective. -- Why privatisation is not enough. --