Własność państwowa we współczesnej gospodarce – znaczenie, funkcje
State ownership in the contemporary economy – meaning, functions

Author(s): Maciej Bałtowski
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Economic policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Poznaniu
Keywords: state-owned enterprise;function of state-owned enterprises;
Summary/Abstract: Among the wide range of factors and institutional conditions affecting the economy and being the subject of economists’ research, state ownership in the economy – its types, importance and functions – often seems to be misunderstood. The aim of this chapter is to make an attempt, partly original, at a contemporary approach to state ownership (state-owned enterprises) in economics. The chapter consists of four parts. In the first one, I present the controversies related to the separation and definition of state ownership and state-owned enterprises. In the second one, I show the importance and place of state-owned enterprises in the economy and in modern, very diverse economies. In the third part, I discuss the functions of state-owned enterprises. In conclusion, I formulate some comments and conclusions of a more general nature.

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