ABSTRACT
This section considers the phenomenon of privatization in the G7 countries (i.e. the US, Canada, the UK, Japan, France, Germany and Italy). 1 It shows that privatization varies significantly from country to country, but especially between industrialized and developing countries. With the exception of the UK, and to a lesser extent Italy, privatization is not (yet) a significant phenomenon. Furthermore, the US must be treated separately, as well as Canada (although to a lesser degree), which displays some similarities with France, Germany and Italy.
