Part 1: the relationship between government and public enterprise, Maurice R. Garner; government and public enterprise - the budget link, A. Premchand; target-setting and performance assessment in public enterprises, David Chambers; the privatization and denationalization of public enterprises, William Glade; the efficiency of public enterprise in less developed countries, Leroy P. Jones and Gustav Papanek; management information systems in public enterprise, Martin J. Boodhoo. Part 2: efficiency analysis through interrelated indicators - the Yugoslav approach, Ivan Turk; government and public enterprise in Latin America, Horacio Boneo; executive control over public enterprises in Africa, Yash Ghai; government relationships with public enterprise in Papua New Guinea, Robert H. Floyd; public enterprise and the government in Singapore, Tan Chwee-Huat; parliament and public enterprise in India, Laxmi Narain. Part 3: a final reckoning, Maurice R. Garner.