| Title: | Public enterprise reform : the lessons of experience |
| Authors: | Mary M. Shirley, Author ; Mary M. Shirley, Author ; John R. Nellis, Author |
| Publisher: | Washington : World Bank, 1991 |
| Series: | EDI development studies, ISSN 1020-105X |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-8213-1811-9 |
| Size: | 1 vol. (vi, 91 p.) / 24 cm |
| Languages: | English |
| Descriptors: |
[Eurovoc] BUSINESS AND COMPETITION > business classification > type of business > public sector [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic analysis > economic analysis > macroeconomics [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic conditions > economic development > developing countries [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic policy |
| Abstract: | This book tries to systematize the lessons learned in the past two decades of public enterprise reform to correct the perceived deficiencies of state-enterprise sectors in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It addresses the macroeconomic adjustments typically required in the effort to fashion a more open and competitive economy - liberalizing trade and ending preferential treatment for state enterprises; shifts toward market-oriented financing in the banking system; moves toward market pricing and reforming the institutional structure for setting tariffs; and establishing more competitive and evenhanded compensation and staffing policies in state enterprises. It argues that with macroeconomic reforms under way, government needs to ground its reform of state enterprises in an assessment of the purposes to be served by its state-owned sector. It describes how reforming the relationship between government and its enterprises entails striking a delicate balance between autonomy and accountability. The report examines the mechanisms used by governments in a variety of developing countries to set goals for state-owned firms and to evaluate their performance. It addresses the promise and the risks of privatization, whether through outright sales, management contracting, leasing, franchising, contracting-out, or encouraging new entrants into the private sector. It also offers an overview of the task facing governments with a failing public enterprise sector. |
| Link for e-copy: | https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/156711468779074142/public-enterprise-reform-the-lessons-of-experience |
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