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Bureaucrats in Business : the economics and politics of government ownership - Summary, Volume 1

Collection Title:	A World Bank Policy Research report	Country:	World;
Date Stored:	2002/09/12	Document Date:	1995/09/30
Document Type:	Publication	ISBN:	ISBN 0-8213-3455-7ISBN A 0-8213-3542-1ISBN S 0-8213-3540-5ISBN F 0-8213-3539-1ISBN R 0-8213-3541-3
Language:	English	Major Sector:	(Historic)Private Sector Development
Region:	The World Region	Report Number:	16341
Sub Sectors:	(Historic)Privatization-DV	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Economic Theory & Research; Banks & Banking Reform; National Governance; Municipal Financial Management
Volume No:	1

Summary: This summary of Bureaucrats in Business is an expanded version of the overview that opens the report itself (no. 15037). Like the overview, it discusses the main findings of the report, summarizes data and analytical approaches, and presents key figures and tables from the main text. The book draws on extensive data and detailed case studies to show how divestiture and other reforms can improve economic performance, why politics often impede reform, and how reforming countries have overcome these obstacles. It compares policies for state-owned enterprises in twelve countries and documents the importance of three contract types for reforms: performance contracts, management contracts, and regulatory contracts. Finally, the book presents detailed recommendations for the reform of state-owned enterprises.


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