1st Edition

State-Owned Enterprise in the Western Economies (Routledge Revivals)

Edited By Raymond Vernon, Yair Aharoni Copyright 1981
208 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1981, this edited collection reviews the operations of state-owned enterprises, examining the actual performance of such organisations in the advanced industrialised countries. The authors consider the regularities and characteristics of state-owned enterprises, in particular the persistent efforts of managers to increase their autonomy and escape from the oversight of... Read more

Preface;  1. Introduction Raymond Vernon  2. Economic Theory and Financial Management John Lintner  3. Decision Making in the State-Owned Enterprise Howard Raiffa  4. On Finance and Decision Making Kenneth J. Arrow  5. The Italian Enterprises: The Political Constraints Franco A. Grassini  6. The Italian Experience: A Historical Perspective Alberto Martinelli  7. The French Experience: Conflicts with Government John-Pierre C. Anastassopoulos  8. The British Experience: The Case of British Rail Michael Beesley and Tom Evans  9. State-owned Oil Companies: Western Europe Øystein Noreng  10. Public Control and Corporate Efficiency Sabino Cassese  11. Accountability and Audit E. Leslie Normanton  12. State Trading M. M. Kostecki  13. Managerial Discretion Yair Aharoni;  Notes on Contributors;  Index

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Raymond Vernon, Yair Aharoni