ABSTRACT

Many governments across the world have responded to the need for greater efficiency in the delivery of government services by the reorganization of these bureaucracies along the lines of for-profit business corporations. In doing so, governments have relied on the capacity for governance practices to overcome the weaker incentives created by the attenuated 'property rights' that are created in public enterprise.

chapter 1|21 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|41 pages

Historical and Comparative Issues

chapter 4|50 pages

The Government as Shareholder

chapter 5|25 pages

Stakeholders and Corporate Governance

chapter 6|42 pages

Reforming Government Corporations