Public Enterprise And The Developing World

Author : V. V. Ramanadham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429594656

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Public Enterprise and the Developing World by V. V. Ramanadham Pdf

Originally published in 1984, this book grew out of the papers (and discussions) presented at the Seminar conducted at London Business School during March-June 1983, with a focus on the problems of public enterprise in the context of the developing world. Essentially, three facts of thought emerged: first, on the working of public enterprises in developing countries; second, on joint ventures and consultancies involving public enterprises in the two groups of countries; and third, on the value and relevance of experience of public enterprises in developed countries, particularly in the UK, for the developing countries. Broadly, the Chapter 1 belongs to the first category, Chapters 6 and 7 to the second and Chapters 8 to 13 to the third. The concluding review seeks to highlight some of the major issues that deserve notice in the light of the views expressed in the papers and the discussions that took place on them.

Author : Leroy P. Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0511752989

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Public Enterprise in Less Developed Countries by Leroy P. Jones Pdf

This volume consists of papers chosen from the Boston Area Public Enterprise Group Conference that was held in 1980 and concentrated on public enterprises in less-developed countries. The Boston Area Public Enterprise Group is composed of scholars dedicated to understanding the public enterprises operating in the world's mixed economies. Public enterprises are government-owned firms that sell goods or services in a market. Involved in public production for private consumption, they are a hybrid of government and private enterprise. Thus, an analysis of public enterprise requires insights from economics, management, political science and law. Each of these disciplines is represented in addressing the following questions: Why public enterprise? Who should control public enterprise? How are decisions made in practice? How do public enterprises behave in international markets? How does risk and uncertainty alter public enterprise decisions'? How are incentive structures to be designed'? How do public enterprises compare with other public policy tools for dealing with particular problems'? The contributions combine theory and practice in analysing a variety of less-developed countries.

Author : John Heath
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134949595

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Public Enterprise at the Crossroads by John Heath Pdf

In many parts of the world public enterprise is in crisis. Privatisation programmes are being widely touted as the solution to many of the problems of inefficiency and slow rates of growth associated with public enterprise. This book discusses the underlying causes of those problems, and critically examines some of the solutions that have been adopted. Its geographical coverage is wide and it cuts across the political spectrum. The experiences of countries in four continents are analysed in an attempt to shed light on current dilemmas. Recurrent patterns are found; problems are frequently seen to be political as much as economic, and bureaucracy and administrative confusion is often found to be at the heart of poor financial performance.Yet since political aims, economic environment, and administrative and managerial capabilities vary so widely, universal solutions remain more difficult to define than universal problems.

Author : V. V. Ramanadham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429594533

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The Nature of Public Enterprise by V. V. Ramanadham Pdf

In both the developed world and the third world public enterprise has come to assume considerable importance in the structure and development of national economies. Originally published in 1984, this book, by an acknowledged international authority on public enterprise, explores this concept in both the major and the developing economies. He analyses how public enterprise functions and demonstrates how it may be integrated into both traditional Western mixed economies and third world economies with a much high level of state control.

Author : V. V. Ramanadham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429576027

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The Economics of Public Enterprise by V. V. Ramanadham Pdf

Public enterprises have played a central part in the development of all mixed economies in the post-war period, but they are now in a crisis phase. Privatisation has pushed back the level of public enterprise almost throughout the world. Where public enterprises remain, they are being brought under significant reforms. Originally published in 1991, this book presents a comprehensive critique of public enterprise, analysing why its performance has fallen far short of expectations. Part one is concerned with the establishment of public enterprises: the case for them, the circumstances in which they emerged, the extra enterprise objectives attached to them, and the decisions on their investment feasibility and capital structure. Part two looks at the working of public enterprises: the state of their financial performance, the peculiarities of pricing, the determination of targets which they should meet, the continuous monitoring and evaluation of their operations. Macro concerns are the focus of Part three. Among the issues addressed are the level of indirect taxation and subsidisation implicit in the pricing structures of public enterprises, the links between public enterprise and the public exchequer and the implications of their operations for distributional equity. In Part four the extent to which privatisation can solve the problems of public enterprise is discussed. The book ends with some broad conclusions on the future of public enterprise. Throughout, the approach is analytical, but the arguments are supported by extensive examples from both developed and developing economies.

Author : Mr.Robert H. Floyd,Mr.Clive S. Gray,R. P. Short
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1984-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0939934302

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Public Enterprise in Mixed Economies by Mr.Robert H. Floyd,Mr.Clive S. Gray,R. P. Short Pdf

This volume, written by Robert H. Floyd, Clive S. Gray, and R.P. Short, contains three papers dealing with various aspects of the public enterprise sector and the impact that these may have on macroeconomic analysis.

Author : Jeffrey James
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000648638

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The Technological Behaviour of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries by Jeffrey James Pdf

First published in 1989, The Technological Behaviour of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries presents essays based on original research work conducted for the International Labour Office, to employ a wide variety of approaches and methodologies to analyse the technological choices made by public enterprises in Tanzania, India, Argentina, and Brazil. These empirical studies provide rich and detailed case-study material on key issues such as the choice of technology and the acquisition of advanced technological capabilities. The significance of the research findings in these areas and their policy implications are described in an introductory chapter, and the volume as a whole is accessible and relevant to policy makers and academics who are concerned with industrial development in the developing world.

Author : Praxy Fernandes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015014224052

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Managing Relations Between Government and Public Enterprises by Praxy Fernandes Pdf

A guide to analysing and improving relations between government and public enterprises. The book is divided into 15 operational exercises, each one dealing with one aspect of the relationship and suggesting an approach to take in practice.

Author : Ravi Ramamurti,Raymond Vernon
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821318632

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Privatization and Control of State-owned Enterprises by Ravi Ramamurti,Raymond Vernon Pdf

Author : V. V. Ramanadham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429582653

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Privatisation in Developing Countries by V. V. Ramanadham Pdf

It is widely felt that the public sector in many developing countries is too large, and that privatisation would benefit both the users of individual services and the economy in general. However, enthusiasm for private enterprise solutions is not always matched by the requisite financial and economic technology. The sort of schemes appropriate for a country like China, with its highly planned public sector economy, and Jordan, with its dominant private sector, are unlikely to be the same. Privatisation without reference to these differences will be an economic, administrative and organisational chaos rather than a panacea. Originally published in 1989, this book starts with an analysis on the concept, rationale and fundamental issues of privatisation, with reference to both developed and developing countries. There follows a critical scrutiny of the privatisation programmes of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, written by contributors actively concerned with public enterprise and privatisation at the time. It examines the role of international aid agencies, including the World Bank, in promoting the schemes and it details the positive impact of them as well as their pitfalls. These country accounts are complemented by a concluding chapter giving an overview of the substantial issues raised.

Author : Albert Henry Hanson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Corporations, Government
ISBN : OCLC:1223415157

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Public Enterprise and Economic Development by Albert Henry Hanson Pdf

Author : Anjali Kumar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349230105

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State Holding Companies and Public Enterprises in Transition by Anjali Kumar Pdf

'...very valuable for both policy-makers and researchers...' Professor Athar Hussain, Director, Development Economics Research Programme, STICERD, The London School of Economics and Political Science 'The really novel idea is to bring together the experience of three rather diverse countries and then to discuss Eastern Europe in the light of this experience. State holding companies are likely to play a major role in Eastern Europe over the next ten years or more but very little has been written on them and few of the people advising the East Europeans have any real knowledge about them.' Professor Robert Rowthorn, University of Cambridge '...rich and substantial...' Professor John Toye, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex '...most informative...The conclusions are appropriately restrained, well-balanced and wise...The emphasis on the differences between portfolio management and enterprise management is a distinction that East Europe will eventually have to learn.' Raymond Vernon, Emeritus Professor, John F.Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Large and poorly performing state-owned enterprises pose a problem for countries attempting to move away from government controls towards more liberal economic environments. Privatization is an unproven solution which is proving difficult to implement on a major scale. Intermediate solutions may therefore prove to be the way forward. This book focuses on one of these: the state holding company. It first discusses the state holding company as a managerial form, which permits decentralised public enterprise management, and offers a framework for its analysis. Then, drawing upon the experience of both developed and developing countries, it examines the extent to which the indirect state ownership of public enterprises through holding companies can contribute to transition processes. It shows that the experience of countries like Italy, Egypt and Algeria has direct relevance for institutional structures evolving in the newly transforming countries of Eastern Europe, which are struggling to find a balance between public enterprise ownership and efficiency.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Government business enterprises
ISBN : UVA:X006056912

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Public Enterprises in Developing Countries by Anonim Pdf

Author : William T. Muhairwe
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843393245

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Making Public Enterprises Work by William T. Muhairwe Pdf

Public enterprises remain the most dominant medium of service provision in both developing and developed countries. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the outcry about poor performance of public enterprises was overwhelming. Nobody at that time and even now has managed to design a ‘blue print’ solution. And yet, the fact that service provision through public enterprises is here to stay is the blunt truth. In Making Public Enterprises Work - From Despair to Promise: A Turn Around Account, Dr. William Muhairwe, the Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation of Uganda, discusses the approaches used to turnaround an under-performing state enterprise into a remarkable success story. Drawing on decades of experience, taming ‘struggling’ institutions, Dr. Muhairwe enumerates practical steps taken to make a significant difference in service delivery, for the benefit of any form of enterprise. Combined with facts, simplicity and fun, this book presents a unique account of methods used for constructive engagement and dialogue with donors, government officials, workers, suppliers and, indeed, the public/customers. All chapters are interspersed with tested lessons that any enterprise can benchmark to address its service delivery challenges. It is a great handbook for those involved in re-engineering their businesses. Making Public Enterprises Work contains unique home-grown turnaround reform steps that can help to revamp under-performing enterprises. It is the first book to demonstrate that performance contracts combined with incentives can work wonders in public enterprises. The book discusses how incentive rewards can spread to all levels of staff and encourage wholesome teamwork. It also looks at how enterprises can work without industrial unrest in very difficult conditions. In addition the book demonstrates how public enterprises that have been listed for privatisation can provide alternative restructuring steps. Click here to read and share material related to this title on the IWA WaterWiki.

Author : Mary M. Shirley,John R. Nellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Government business enterprises
ISBN : UCSD:31822028343697

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Public Enterprise Reform by Mary M. Shirley,John R. Nellis Pdf

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.