Table of contents: Executive Summary 1. An Overview of Privatisation Policies in OECD Countries 1.1. Policy Context and Privatisation Objectives 1.2. Scale and Key Features of Privatisation in the OECD Area 1.3. Empirical Evidence on the Effects of Privatisation 2. Implementation Methods and Techniques 2.1. Key Components of the Privatisation Process 2.2 Privatisation Methods 2.3. Post-Privatisation Control Devices Bibliography Annex 1. The OECD Advisory Group on Privatisation Annex 2. Publications Based on AGP Work and Meetings