01731cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000888 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451848977 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gupta, Sanjeev. Privatization, Social Impact, and Social Safety Nets / Sanjeev Gupta, Henry Ma, Christian Schiller. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (27 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Privatization promotes economic efficiency and growth, thereby reinforcing macroeconomic adjustment. In the short run, however, it can lead to job losses and wage cuts for workers and higher prices for consumers. This paper discusses these impacts and the fiscal implications of privatization. It then reviews various methods of privatization and finds that public sales and auctions can have more negative effects on workers but maximize the government's revenue gains. Policymakers' options for mitigating the social impact of privatization are surveyed, and experiences under adjustment programs reviewed. Mode of access: Internet Ma, Henry. Schiller, Christian. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/068 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/068/001.1999.issue-068-en.xml IMF e-Library