The Routledge Handbook of State-Owned Enterprises

ISBN-13: 9781138487697 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 654 str.

Luc Bernier; Phillipe Bance; Massimo Florio

Opis

The authors provide a detailed explanation of the theory that underpins the expansion of state-owned enterprises in the 21st century. This handbook brings together a wealth of international scholars, offering multiple theoretical perspectives to help shape a brave new world.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: The Scope of the Phenomenon 1. History of Western State-Owned Enterprises: From the Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalization 2. Local Public Enterprises as Providers of Public Services in European Countries: Shifts and Dynamics 3. State-Owned Enterprises: Rising, Falling and Returning? A Brief Overview 4. State-Owned Enterprises and the Public Mission: A Multidimensional Lens 5. Varieties of State Capitalism and Reformed State-Owned Enterprises in the New Millennium Part II: Perspectives on History and Geography 6. Concepts of German Gemeinwirtschaftslehre and the Changed Role of Public Enterprises 7. 
State-Owned Enterprise and Privatisation: Some Lessons from the UK 8. On Traits of Legitimate Internationally Present State-Owned Enterprises 9. State-Owned Enterprises and Industrial Development in Latin America 10. The Industrial Policy Role of European State-Invested Enterprises in the 21st Century: Continuity and Change across Phases of Domestic and Global Transformation 11. State-Owned Enterprises in Contemporary China Part III: Approaches to the Study of SOEs 12. Economics of State-Owned Enterprises 13. State-Owned Enterprises as Institutional Market Actors: A Gradual Institutional Change Perspective on Domestic SOEs in the Marketization of Public Services 14. Legal Aspects of Public Enterprises: Remarks Based on a Comparative Study of French, European and American Legislation 15. Don’t Get Too Excited: The Structural Limits of State-Owned Enterprises in Capitalist Economies 16. Motivation and Performance in State-Owned Enterprises 17. The Politics of State-Owned Enterprises: The case of the rail sector 18. Principals and Agents: The Relationship between Governments and State-Owned Enterprises Part IV: Financial Dimensions of Public Ownership 19. Public Stock Ownership 20. Financialisation and the future for SOEs 21. Sovereign Wealth Funds as Internaional Institutional Investors: A Re-evaluation 4.4 Contemporary Development Financial Institutions in Europe 4.5 State-Owned Enterprise Hybrids Part V: Issues About Governance 24. Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises: Conceptualization, Challenges and Perspectives for the Public Corporate Governance Field 25. Corporate Governance in State-Owned Enterprises: The Role of Informal Institutions 26. Public Accountability of State-Owned Enterprises: Approaches and Research Trends 27. Utilities Policy and Reform: The Changing Relationship Between Citizens and SOEs 28. Vox Populi, Vox Dei: State-Owned Enterprises in the Court of Public Opinion 29. State-Owned Organization Strategy: At the Interface of Society and Business Part VI: The Activities and Performance of SOEs 30. The Performance of Public Enterprises 31. State-Owned Enterprises as Policy Tools 32. (Re)municipalisation: A New Era for Ownership and Control of Local Public Service Delivery? Part VII: SOEs and Innovation: A New Frontier 33. Mission-oriented Public Organizations for Knowledge Creation 34. Reconsidering Innovation in State-Owned Enterprises 35. The Role of State-Owned Enterprises as Drivers of Innovation Conclusion: Where do we go now?