State-Owned Enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa : Engines of Development and Competitiveness? / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Governance.

Industry and Services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are an important feature of the economic landscape in the Middle East and North Africa region and yet, their contribution to the local economies has not been subject to a systematic investigation. SOEs in the region are generally perceived as inefficient and subject to sub-optimal governance arrangements but at the same time, and somewhat paradoxically, they are often charged developmental mandates that typically go beyond their stated commercial objectives. This phenomenon owes to the historically prominent role of the state in the economic development in the region and the recently renewed interest in using select SOEs as anchors of national industrialisation and competitiveness strategies. This publication contributes to the limited existing literature on the role of SOEs in the economic development by examining the contribution of MENA SOEs to industrial development, diversification, poverty elimination and the provision of goods and services to the public more generally. Second, it provides an overview of the diverse mandates and roles of MENA SOEs and assesses the costs of these obligations with a view to isolate ownership and governance practices that have contributed to the success of some companies and poor performance of others. Recommendations to policymakers as well as management and boards of SOEs are made based on these observations at the end of the publication.

Contents:

Strategic state-owned enterprises in the MENA region

Objectives and roles of MENA state-owned enterprises

The role of state-owned enterprises in MENA development and competitiveness

Introduction to state capitalism in the MENA region

Avenues for reform: Towards efficient state-owned enterprises in the MENA region

Implications of the diverse objectives of MENA state-owned enterprises

Executive summary

Foreword.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264202979

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.