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Rola państwowej własności korporacyjnej — pomiędzy budowaniem wartości spółek a odpowiedzialnym rozwojem
The role of state-owned enterprises – between building enterprise value and responsible development

Author(s): Leszek Bohdanowicz
Subject(s): Law on Economics
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: corporate governance; company; state ownership;

Summary/Abstract: State-owned enterprises are subject to numerous analyses around the world. In many studies, they had been assessed critically. Nevertheless, the state remains the owner of companies in many countries, in particular in strategic sectors of the economy. The article reviews and synthesizes results and conclusions of Polish and foreign studies on state-owned companies. On their basis, it also proposes recommendations for companies and regulators. The main aim of the paper is to assess the significance and causes of state ownership, to indicate areas in which state ownership can be more effective than private ownership as well as factors that may contribute to the improvement of the functioning of state-owned enterprises.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 7-26
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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