State-owned enterprises: Struggling to be efficient

Paulo Medas and Mouhamadou Sy

Chapter 10 in Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency, 2023, pp 219-249 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are present around the world and are very diverse in size and corporate governance. Differently from private firms, they have to balance profit maximization objectives with public mandates set by governments that can involve large costs. They operate in many sectors, but are especially prevalent in network sectors, providing public utilities, transportation, and energy. Their performance tends to be weaker than their private counterparts, but there are large differences across countries and sectors. This chapter examines the main drivers of SOEs’ efficiency and what governments can do to get the most out of them.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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