Privatisation and Deregulation

Privatisation and Deregulation Samuel Paul THE purpose of this note is to comment on some of the arguments and conclusions of Ashok Rudra in his response (EPW, May 16-23) to Kirit Farikh's critique of Rudra's article on 'Privatisation and Deregulation'. The Srinivasan-Rudra-Parikh debate on this subject has clarified a number of conceptual issues underlying privatisation. Readers have hopefully been able to get a more balanced view of the rationale of privatisation and of its relevance in the Indian context as a result of this exchange.