La performance des entreprises publiques. Une question de propriété ou de concurrence ?

Pierre Pestieau and Henry-Jean Gathon

Revue Économique, 1996, vol. 47, issue 6, 1225-1238

Abstract: [fre] Cet article discute d'abord de ce qu'il faut entendre par la performance d'une entreprise publique et indique les limites des mesures traditionnelles de perfor­mance. Il présente ensuite une approche particulière, celle de l'efficacité techni­que et survole une série d'études empiriques dont une analyse de l'efficacité technique des services postaux. Enfin, il montre que parmi les facteurs pouvant conduire à des gains d'efficacité la concurrence et la déréglementation ont plus d'influence que le mode de propriété. [eng] In a first part, this paper presents a discussion of the concept of performance applied to public enterprises and shows the limits of traditional approaches designed to evaluate the performance. In a second part, it focuses on the notion of technical efficiency and presents a survey of some significative empirical studies. Finally, it discusses the main factors allowing for efficiency gains ; among these factors, it is argued that competition and deregulation matter more than ownership.

Date: 1996
Note: DOI:10.3406/reco.1996.409847
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