Essays about: "impact of privatization"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words impact of privatization.
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16. Homes for votes: prospective voting and housing privatization
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : In this paper we study the impact of housing privatization on voting. We use a "right to buy" programme in Stockholm, Sweden, in which municipal homes were sold to tenants at a discount, that allows us to evaluate theories of voting behaviour and tactical privatizations. READ MORE
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17. Privatization and leveraged buyouts in the Swedish elderly care sector
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This thesis investigates the impact of operator type on elderly care in Swedish nursing homes. This is done by analysis of the potential differences in terms of quality of care and financial performance between the four operator types; municipality, private equity, private for-profit and private non-profit. READ MORE
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18. Privatization of elderly care in Sweden: a comparison between quality of public and private home care services
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : The privatization of elderly care system occurred in response to an economical crisis as well as political decisions made in the early 1990‘s. Since the economic crisis was supposed to have a negative impact on quality of elderly care services, the government adopted different policies such as New Public Management strategies, the introduction of a unit price for all care services, and the law implementing ―Freedom of Choice‖ to increase the quality of these elderly care services. READ MORE
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19. Is it vital to have corporate governance codes for Institutional Investors & Capital Markets? A case study of Rwanda.
University essay from Avdelningen för företagsekonomiAbstract : There presently is very limited literature and empirical studies that look at the phenomenon and state of corporate governance in Rwanda. Most of the available literature on corporate governance in Africa mainly focuses on South Africa (King Report I, II & III), and not at the emerging economies in the rest of the continent. READ MORE
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20. Profit Seeking and the Quality of Eldercare - An empirical study of private equity's impact on the Swedish eldercare market: implications for financial performance and quality of care.
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This paper contributes to the public discussion on whether private equity firms are suitable owners of Swedish nursing home operators. We investigate: (1) if private equity owned nursing home operators are more profit seeking than other private nursing home operators, and (2) if private equity ownership is associated with adverse effects on the quality of eldercare. READ MORE
