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Skarb Państwa w roli właściciela przedsiębiorstw
State treasury as the owner of companies

Author(s): Agnieszka Kristof
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: State Treasury; ownership; ownership of the State Treasury; the companies with the shares of the State Treasury

Summary/Abstract: The Treasury, on behalf of the State, acts as the owner of companies being under its control. It is a disabled owner who cannot or is not able to articulate its own interests, which manifests itself in the absence of a clearly formulated ownership policy guidelines. Consequently, this situation leads to a lack of effectiveness of supervisory authorities activities, supervising, on behalf of the owner, the companies with the shares of the Treasury.The aim of the study was to identify the role of the Treasury as the owner of companies. It presents the powers and the legal framework of the State Treasury as the owner and also the list of companies held in the hands of the Treasury. The study is of an exploratory character. The study is based on secondary sources of information. The analysed material included the economic literature in the field of ownership transformation in Poland, the Ministry of Treasury publications, reports and studies of the Central Statistical Office and legal acts.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 451
  • Page Range: 198-206
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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