Bureaucrats in business : the economics and politics of government ownership.
"After more than a decade of privatization, state-owned enterprises still account for nearly as large a share of developing countries' economies as they did twenty years ago. Drawing on detailed case studies of twelve countries, this report explains how divestiture and other measures impro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
c1995.
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| Series: | World Bank policy research report.
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| Summary: | "After more than a decade of privatization, state-owned enterprises still account for nearly as large a share of developing countries' economies as they did twenty years ago. Drawing on detailed case studies of twelve countries, this report explains how divestiture and other measures improve the economy, why politics often impedes reforms, how countries overcome obstacles, and why so few countries have reformed. The final chapter offers detailed guidance on how to competently reform state-owned companies."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | "Published for the World Bank.". |
| Physical Description: | xix, 346 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-340) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195211065 (alk. paper) 9780195211061 (alk. paper) |
| ISSN: | 1020-0851 |