Reforming China's State-owned Enterprises and BanksThis book is informative and readable. It will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn about the development of the Chinese economy in general and the reforms of state-owned enterprises in particular. The data and in-depth discussion presented in the bo |
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... enterprises ( SOEs ) and state - owned banks ( SOBs ) , industrial restructuring and upgrading , private sector development, regional disparities, income distribution and social stability are 1 1843767589.pdf: 1. The nature of the problem.
... enterprises ( SOEs ) and state - owned banks ( SOBs ) , industrial restructuring and upgrading , private sector development, regional disparities, income distribution and social stability are 1 1843767589.pdf: 1. The nature of the problem.
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... SOBs. All are intimately con- nected. The success of overseas firms and newly-formed domestic private firms has been an important stimulus for reform of corporate governance in China. Yet the need to secure private property rights and ...
... SOBs. All are intimately con- nected. The success of overseas firms and newly-formed domestic private firms has been an important stimulus for reform of corporate governance in China. Yet the need to secure private property rights and ...
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... SOBs). Moreover, the banking system difficulties threaten to dwarf those of the original source. Urgent reform of the SOBs is needed if they are to survive the opening up of the banking system under WTO obligations in 2007. Yet the two ...
... SOBs). Moreover, the banking system difficulties threaten to dwarf those of the original source. Urgent reform of the SOBs is needed if they are to survive the opening up of the banking system under WTO obligations in 2007. Yet the two ...
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... SOBS to be undertaken ? What is the nature of the SOE dilemma and what are the options available to solve it ? As explained in the foreword , the analysis in this volume is informed by the case studies of SOES and , as well , personal ...
... SOBS to be undertaken ? What is the nature of the SOE dilemma and what are the options available to solve it ? As explained in the foreword , the analysis in this volume is informed by the case studies of SOES and , as well , personal ...
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... SOB reform agenda and makes them more urgent. This broader context and the additional aspects of China's transformation have to be kept in mind. NOTES and quarrying , manufacturing , production and supply of electricity. 1. The Chinese ...
... SOB reform agenda and makes them more urgent. This broader context and the additional aspects of China's transformation have to be kept in mind. NOTES and quarrying , manufacturing , production and supply of electricity. 1. The Chinese ...
Contents
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3 The changing role of SOEs | 51 |
4 Property rights reform | 89 |
5 Corporate governance reforms | 129 |
6 Financial sector reforms | 186 |
7 Solving the SOE debt problem | 225 |
8 Early case studies of SOEs | 266 |
9 Recent case studies | 302 |
10 Reviewing the evidence | 339 |
11 Fostering entrepreneurship | 370 |
12 Conclusions | 401 |
References | 409 |
Index | 427 |
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Page 129 - The corporate governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation, such as, the board, managers, shareholders and other stakeholders, and spells out the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs. By doing this, it also provides the structure through which the company objectives are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring performance (OECD, 1999).
Page 101 - ... over it with the same anxious vigilance with which the partners in a private copartnery frequently watch over their own.
Page 43 - ... the property rights as well as the rights and responsibilities of enterprises are clearly defined, government administration and enterprise management are separated and scientific management is established.
Page 265 - Office oversees the financial safety and soundness of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to ensure that they are adequately capitalized and operating safely.
Page 43 - The socialist market economic structure is linked with the basic system of socialism. The establishment of this structure aims at enabling the market to play the fundamental role in resource allocations under macroeconomic control by the state.
Page 44 - As for the small State-owned enterprises, the management of some can be contracted out or leased; others can be shifted to the partnership system in the form of stock sharing, or sold to collectives and...
Page 115 - ... generate income, the parties can, in principle, contractually specify exactly who will have control over each dimension of each asset in each particular future contingency. We have argued that there is often a low-cost alternative to contracts that allocate all specific rights of control. In particular, when it is too costly for one party to specify a long list of the particular rights it desires over another party's assets, then it may be optimal for the first party to purchase all rights except...
Page 371 - It is futile to expect that the state unit will behave as if it were privately owned and will spontaneously act as if it were a market-oriented agent. It is time to let go of this vain hope once and for all.