The performance of state-owned enterprises and newly privatized firms: Does privatization really matter?

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1019-1041

  Omran, Mohammed ^a,b  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b Arab Monetary Fund   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Egypt; Middle East; Privatization; SOEs

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PRIVATIZATION; SPILLOVER EFFECT; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 13144290132     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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