The Rise and Fall of State-Owned Enterprise in the Western WorldPierangelo Maria Toninelli This book examines the rise and fall in the twentieth-century Western world of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a chief instrument of state economic intervention. The authors offer historical perspectives on the origins and purpose of SOEs, their performance, and the reasons for their precipitate decline. The volume explores the theory of state business as well as the permutations and future prospects of the institution in practice. The contributors present studies of the development of state-owned enterprises in seven Western European countries and the United States. |
Contents
The Framework | 3 |
The Decline of StateOwned Enterprise and the | 25 |
The Performance of StateOwned Enterprises | 49 |
The Role of the State in Economic Growth | 73 |
The Rise and Fall of StateOwned Enterprise in Germany | 103 |
Italys Futile Search | 128 |
State Enterprise in Britain in the Twentieth Century | 157 |
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The Rise and Fall of State-Owned Enterprise in the Western World Pier Angelo Toninelli,Pierangelo Maria Toninelli No preview available - 2000 |
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