ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book are based on conversations and follow-up interviews with those German residents who had stayed in Alanya and with whom discussed how they felt about their life there now in light of their insecurities with regard to health, ageing, and the increasingly conflictive political landscape. It demonstrates how important a wider knowledge from different disciplines and cultural horizons is, in order to better understand, grasp, and develop state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in today’s world. The book shows how the wide-ranging topic of SOEs can be developed and studied. It discusses the importance of Chinese SOEs. It draws from some chapters is that efforts to reform SOEs or replace them with other tools in the face of poor performance are unlikely to work in the context of low government capacity, as regulating private firms or supervising semi-governmental organizations require similar levels of capacity.
