Rise and Fall of State-Owned Enterprise in the Western World

Klappentext This book examines the twentieth-century rise and fall of state-owned enterprises in Western political economy. Zusammenfassung This book examines the twentieth-century rise and fall of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)! a chief instrument of state economic intervention. Through studies of such enterprises in Western Europe and the United States! the authors offer historical perspectives on the origins of SOEs! their performance! and the reasons for their precipitate decline. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Setting the Stage: 1. The rise and fall of public enterprise: the framework Pier Angelo Toninelli; 2. The decline of state-owned enterprise and the new foundations of the state-industry relationship Nicola Bellini; 3. The performance of state-owned enterprises Yair Aharoni; 4. The role of the state in economic growth Erik S. Reinert; Part II. National Cases: 5. The rise and fall of state-owned enterprise in Germany Ulrich Wengenroth; 6. Beyond state or market: Italy's futile search for a third way Franco Amatori; 7. State enterprise in Britain in the twentieth century Robert Millward; 8. The rise and decline of state-owned industry in twentieth-century France Emmanuel Chadeau; 9. The rise and decline of Spanish state-owned firms Albert Carreras, Xavier Tafunell and Eugenio Torres; 10. Fifty years of state-owned industry in Austria, 1946-96 Dieter Stiefel; 11. State-owned enterprises in the Netherlands in the long twentieth century M. Davids and Jan L. van Zanden; 12. State-owned enterprises in a hostile environment Louis Galambos; Conclusion: Schumpeter revisited Louis Galambos and William Baumol.

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• Authors: Pier Angelo Toninelli, Pier Angelo (Universit... Degli Studi D Toninelli, Pier Angelo (Universita Degli Studi DI Toninelli
• Assisted by: Pier Angelo Toninelli (Editor), Toninelli Pier Angelo (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2008
• EAN: 9780521088862
• ISBN: 978-0-521-08886-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Comparative Perspectives in Bu; Comparative Perspectives in Business History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Ownership and organization of enterprises, Ownership & Organization Of Enterprises, Industrialized / Developed Countries, Global North / Industrialized or developed countries