The Routledge handbook of state-owned enterprises

Table of content

Introduction/ Luc Bernier, Massimo Florio and Philippe Bance
PART I: The scope of the phenomenon
1 History of western state-owned enterprises: from the Industrial Revolution to the age of globalization/ Giuseppe Bognetti
2 Local public enterprises as providers of public services in European countries: shifts and dynamics/ Hellmut Wollmann
3 State-owned enterprises: rising, falling and returning? A brief overview/ Malcolm G. Bird
4 State-owned enterprises and the public mission: a multidimensional lens/ Maddalena Sorrentino
5 Varieties of state capitalism and reformed state-owned enterprises in the new millennium/ Stefano Clò
PART II: Perspectives on history and geography
6 Concepts of German Gemeinwirtschaftslehre and the changed role of public enterprises/ Gabriel Obermann and Thomas Kostal
7 State-owned enterprise and privatisation: some lessons from the UK/ David Parker
8 On traits of legitimate internationally present state-owned enterprises/ Przemyslaw Kowalski
9 State-owned enterprises and industrial development in Latin America/ Francisco Castañeda, Diego Barría Traverso and Jean-Baptiste Carpentier
10 The Industrial policy role of European state-invested enterprises in the 21st century: continuity and change across phases of domestic and global transformation/ Roberto Cardinale
11 State-owned enterprises in contemporary China/ Wendy Leutert
PART III: Approaches to the study of SOEs
12 Economics of state-owned enterprises/ Tālis J. Putniņš
13 State-owned enterprises as institutional market actors: a gradual institutional change perspective on domestic SOEs in the marketizationof public services/ Lene Tolstrup Christensen
14 Legal aspects of public enterprises: remarks based on a comparative study of French, European and American legislation/ Fabien Bottini
15 Don’t get too excited: the structural limits of state-owned enterprises in capitalist economies/ David McDonald
16 Motivation and performance in state-owned enterprises/ Johan Willner and Sonja Grönblom
17 The politics of state-owned enterprises: the case of the rail sector/ Jane Lethbridge
18 Principals and agents: The relationship between governments and state-owned enterprises/ Sandra van Thiel, Marieke van Genugten and Bart Voorn
PART IV: Financial dimensions of public ownership
19 Public stock ownership/ Giacomo Corneo
20 Financialisation and the future for SOEs/ Ben Fine and Kate Bayliss
21 Sovereign wealth funds as international institutional investors: a re-evaluation/ Chen Meng
22 Contemporary development financial institutions in Europe/ Daniela Vandone, Marco Frigerio and Stefano Clò
23 State-owned enterprise hybrids/ Aidan Vining and Claude Laurin
PART V: Issues about governance
24 Corporate governance of state-owned enterprises: conceptualization, challenges and perspectives for the public corporate governance field/ Ulf Papenfuß
25 Corporate governance in state-owned enterprises: the role of informal institutions/ Igor Postuła and Aleksandra Wąsowska
26 Public accountability of state-owned enterprises: approaches and research trends/ Dorothea Greiling and Christina Schaefer
27 Utilities policy and reform: the changing relationship between citizens and SOEs/ Manto Lampropoulou
28 Vox populi, vox dei: state-owned enterprises in the court of public opinion/ Carole Rentsch, Fabian Liechti and Matthias Finger
29 State-owned organization strategy: at the interface of society and business/ Taïeb Hafsi
PART VI: The activities and performance of SOEs
30 The performance of public enterprises/ Sergio Perelman and Pierre Pestieau
31 State-owned enterprises as policy tools/ Michael Howlett and M. Ramesh
32 (Re)municipalisation: a new era for ownership and control of local public service delivery?/ Daniel Albalate, Germà Bel and Eoin Reeves
PART VII: SOEs and innovation: a new frontier
33 Mission-oriented public organizations for knowledge creation/ Paolo Castelnovo and Massimo Florio
34 Reconsidering innovation in state-owned enterprises/ Matteo Landoni
35 The role of state-owned enterprises as drivers of innovation/ María del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira, Xavier Vence and Óscar Rodil-Marzábal
Conclusion/ Luc Bernier, Massimo Florio and Philippe Bance

State-owned enterprises make up roughly 10 percent of the world economy, yet they are woefully understudied. This handbook offers the first synthesis of the topic since the 1980s and offers a comprehensive reference for a generation.
The authors provide a detailed explanation of the theory that underpins the expansion of state-owned enterprises in the 21st century. Each chapter delivers an overview of current knowledge, as well as identifying issues and relevant debates for future research. The authors explain how state-owned enterprises are used in both developed and developing countries and offer an insight into complex and fascinating organizations such as the German municipal conglomerates or the multinational companies owned by states. New modes of governance and regulation have been invented to make sure they act in the public interest. This handbook brings together a wealth of international scholars, offering multiple theoretical perspectives to help shape a brave new world.
It will be of interest to teachers and students of Economics, Public Administration and Business, academics, established researchers and PhD students seeking rigorous literature reviews on specific aspects of SOEs, as well as practitioners and decision makers in international organizations.

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