Comments on: Kuwait: The Wave of Privatization http://www.alphadinar.com/2010/02/10/the-wave-of-privatization/ Finance blog focusing on the Arabian Gulf region (GCC) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:26:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Goldman Sachs Wants You to Pay-by-the-Mile to Drive | Justgetthere.us | Phase III - Stealth Is. http://www.alphadinar.com/2010/02/10/the-wave-of-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-5592 Goldman Sachs Wants You to Pay-by-the-Mile to Drive | Justgetthere.us | Phase III - Stealth Is. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:29:36 +0000 http://www.alphadinar.com/?p=3164#comment-5592 [...] The Wave of Privatization « Alpha Dinar- talking GCC finance [...] [...] The Wave of Privatization « Alpha Dinar- talking GCC finance [...]

]]> By: Bo6air http://www.alphadinar.com/2010/02/10/the-wave-of-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-5588 Bo6air Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:52:21 +0000 http://www.alphadinar.com/?p=3164#comment-5588 The U.S Postal is still owned by the government, so was the Japanese Post Office (till very recently)....there are many other examples ... UAE's Post Office.. etc. I don't buy into this simplicity of Privatization = better service or better prices. especially in Kuwait, unless it is something where you can make it competitive .. and you can't do that to the Post Office nor the Electricity....its just a way to fatten the fat cats even more.....if you want good service, then have better management and better accountability...... The U.S Postal is still owned by the government, so was the Japanese Post Office (till very recently)….there are many other examples … UAE’s Post Office.. etc.
I don’t buy into this simplicity of Privatization = better service or better prices. especially in Kuwait, unless it is something where you can make it competitive .. and you can’t do that to the Post Office nor the Electricity….its just a way to fatten the fat cats even more…..if you want good service, then have better management and better accountability……

]]> By: Naser http://www.alphadinar.com/2010/02/10/the-wave-of-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-5579 Naser Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:54:12 +0000 http://www.alphadinar.com/?p=3164#comment-5579 PWC is a bit different than say the Postal Service or the Electric Company, as everyone in Kuwait has to do business with the last two, but PWC entracts with businesses. No one will disagree about how horrible the postal service and electricity service here in Kuwait. So privatization will elminate these ineffeciencies and hopefully lead to better establishments. Privatization has worked all over the world including the UK in 1980's (Britsh Airways), Eastern Europe in the 1990's, and China and India in the 2000's PWC is a bit different than say the Postal Service or the Electric Company, as everyone in Kuwait has to do business with the last two, but PWC entracts with businesses. No one will disagree about how horrible the postal service and electricity service here in Kuwait. So privatization will elminate these ineffeciencies and hopefully lead to better establishments. Privatization has worked all over the world including the UK in 1980’s (Britsh Airways), Eastern Europe in the 1990’s, and China and India in the 2000’s

]]> By: Bo6air http://www.alphadinar.com/2010/02/10/the-wave-of-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 Bo6air Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:59:21 +0000 http://www.alphadinar.com/?p=3164#comment-5576 The problem is the application of the law, not in the ownership structure. PWC (Agility) was privitaized back in 1997, and we have yet to know if the average Kuwaiti has gotten better service or lower prices (they actually raised their prices on leases while still paying the government pennies) I dont trust this governemnt one freaking bit The problem is the application of the law, not in the ownership structure.

PWC (Agility) was privitaized back in 1997, and we have yet to know if the average Kuwaiti has gotten better service or lower prices (they actually raised their prices on leases while still paying the government pennies)
I dont trust this governemnt one freaking bit

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