State Enterprises : What Remains?

After two decades of privatization, has government ownership and control of enterprises declined substantially? A rigorous assessment is difficult in the absence of systematic data on state enterprises. But ongoing research suggests that while privatization has helped reduce the state's role in some developing countries and regions, in most others the stock of state enterprises remains relatively large. State enterprises continue to play a major role in many developing regions and, in some sectors, across more or less all of them.

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Main Authors: Kikeri, Sunita, Kolo, Aishetu
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-02
Subjects:ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, ASSET VALUE, ASSETS, BANKING SECTOR, BANKS, CAPITAL STOCK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES, COMPETITIVE FIRMS, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORPORATION, COST RECOVERY, DECADES OF PRIVATIZATION, DELIVERY OF SERVICES, DISINVESTMENT, DIVESTITURE, ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, EXPANSION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, INCUMBENT OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, INFRASTRUCTURE ENTERPRISES, INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INVESTMENT CAPITAL, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT PROMOTION, LATIN AMERICAN, MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS, MARKET COMPETITION, MARKET STRUCTURE, MIDDLE EAST, NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, NORTH AFRICA, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POLITICAL INTERFERENCE, PRIVATE ENTRY, PRIVATE FIRMS, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATIZATION, PRIVATIZATION DRIVE, PRIVATIZATIONS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC COMMERCIAL BANKS, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATIONS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SUPPORT, REGULATORY BODIES, STATE ENTERPRISE, STATE ENTERPRISES, STATE FIRMS, STATE OWNERSHIP, STATE POWER, STATE SHARE, STATE SHARES, STOCK MARKET, STRATEGIC INVESTORS, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS, TAX PAYMENTS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, WATER UTILITIES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6617627/state-enterprises-remains
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11193
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