David Parker is Emeritus Professor at the School of Management, Cranfield University, UK and was formerly Research Professor in Privatisation and Regulation. He has researched privatisation for over 25 years and as acted as a consultant on privatisation internationally. Previous publications include the International Handbook on Privatization (with D.Saal), published in 2003 and Volume 1 of the Official History of Privatisation (Routledge 2009).