TY - BOOK AU - Kumar,Anjali TI - State holding companies and public enterprises in transition SN - 0312101724 U1 - 338.86 PY - 1993/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - St. Martin's Press KW - Government holding companies KW - Government business enterprises N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287) and index; Currency Equivalents Ch. 1. Public Enterprise Management Through State Holding Companies 1.1. The State Holding Company: A Rationale for its Examination 1.2. The Holding Company as a Managerial Form 1.3. A Framework for Comparative Analyses Ch. 2. Empirical Experience: An Overview 2.1. Forms and Models of State Holding Companies 2.2. Vertical Structure and Portfolio Distribution 2.3. Italy, Egypt and Algeria: A Preview 2.4. Scope and Data Sources Ch. 3. Italy: IRI and Others 3.1. State Holding Companies in Italy: Origins and Current Role 3.2. Vertical Links 3.3. Financial Practices and Links with the Financial System 3.4. Shareholding Structure, Share Transfer and Privatization 3.5. Restructuring and Redeployment of Labor 3.6. Government Financial Obligations and Transfers 3.7. A Summary Ch. 4. Egypt: Successive Holding Structures 4.1. Origins, Changes and Continuity 4.2. The Legal Framework and Policy Environment 4.3. Public Enterprise Performance 4.4. Vertical Structure, Share Distribution 4.5. Financial Practices and Links with the Financial System 4.6. Restructuring and Privatization 4.7. Governmental Obligations and Government Assistance 4.8. An Evaluation Ch. 5. Algeria: Participating Funds 5.1. Origins of Public Enterprise Reform 5.2. Parallel Changes in Policy 5.3. Vertical Links 5.4. Portfolio Distribution and Share Sales 5.5. Current Financial Situation and Links to the Financial System 5.6. Privatization and Restructuring 5.7. Government Assistance and Obligations to the Government 5.8. An Assessment Ch. 6. East Europe: New Holding Institutions 6.1. Relevant Parallels 6.2. Majority Holding Companies: Restructuring and Privatization 6.3. Minority Holding Companies: Investment Funds 6.4. Conclusions Ch. 7. A Synthesis 7.1. Theoretical Hypotheses 7.2. Principal Findings 7.3. The Design of a State Holding Institution Appendix: Notes on Holding Companies in Developed and Developing Countries A1. Developing Countries: Public Enterprise Management and Gradualist Reform A2. Developed Countries: Rescue and Restructuring N2 - Drawing upon the experience of both developed and developing countries, this book examines the extent to which the indirect state ownership of public enterprises through holding companies can contribute to transition processes, and examines the theory of the holding company as a managerial form ER -