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The Rise and Fall of State-Owned Enterprise in the Western World

The Rise and Fall of State-Owned Enterprise in the Western World - Comparative Perspectives in Business History

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book examines the rise and fall in the twentieth-century Western world of state-owned enterprises, a chief instrument of state economic intervention. It offers historical perspective on the origins and purpose of state-owned enterprises, their performance, and the reasons for their precipitate decline from their heyday in the 1960s to the waves of privatization in the 1980s and 1990s. Looking to the future as well as the past of state business, this book explores the concept of state-owned enterprise and its context in Western political economy, 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.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521088862
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.620904
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 510g
Height: 230mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 25mm