A Contagious Concept: Explaining the Spread of Privatization in the Telecommunications Sector
A Contagious Concept: Explaining the Spread of Privatization in the Telecommunications Sector
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一个具有感染力的概念：解释电信部门私有化的蔓延
DOI：
10.1111/j.1468-0491.2010.01511.x
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发表时间：
2011
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影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
S. Fink
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作者：
S. Fink
定性研究表明，公用事业民营化的蔓延是经济范式变化和制度同构压力的结果。然而，目前的定量研究大多考虑了国内因素。这些因素可以解释各国私有化轨迹的差异，但不能解释巨大的趋势。基于对21个OECD国家电信部门私有化的量化分析，文章认为，竞争压力可以解释私有化的趋势。分析表明，随着越来越多的政府在它们认为类似的国家效仿它们观察到的私有化政策，私有化获得了合法性。然而，文章没有发现跨部门扩散的证据。因此，根据分析，电信私有化在同一部门内扩散到国家之间，而不是在同一国家内不同部门之间。
Qualitative studies suggest that the spread of privatization of public utilities is due to a change of the economic paradigm and institutional isomorphism pressures. However, current quantitative studies mostly account for domestic factors. These factors can explain differences in national privatization trajectories but cannot explain the large trend. Based on a quantitative analysis of privatizations in the telecommunications sector in 21 OECD countries, the article argues that emulation pressures can explain the trend toward privatization. The analysis suggests that privatization gained legitimacy as more and more governments emulated privatization policies they observed in countries they perceived as similar. However, the article finds no evidence of cross-sectoral diffusion. Thus, according to the analysis, telecommunications privatization diffused within the same sector between countries, but not within the same country between different sectors.