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This paper contends that policy convergence has displaced ideological orientation when it comes to privatization and regulatory choices in Latin America. The author defines the multidimensional aspects of political influence in the privatization of public utilities. She explains the different choices of privatizing policy makers, whether right-wing governments as in Chile or populist parties as in Argentina and Mexico. She concludes that if political incentives explain policy choices undertaken at the time of privatization, they should have an influence on the policy alternatives available for parties competing with privatizers.