Research Catalog

Title

Corporate governance of state-owned enterprises : a survey of OECD countries.

Publication

Paris : OECD, 2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• SourceOECD (Online service)

Description

228 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

This publication presents the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises as well as a comparative overview of main practices and issues related to corporate governance of state-owned enterprises in the OECD area. The analytical part of the report examines the scale of these enterprises in OECD countries, organization of the ownership function, relationships with non-state shareholders, the role of stakeholders in corporate governance, transparency and disclosure, and the board of directors. Tables in the annex compare legal status, transparency and disclosure, and board composition and functions, and CEO appointment and remuneration policies of state-owned enterprises across countries.--Publisher description

Alternative Title

Gouvernance des entreprises publiques : panorama des pays de l'OCDE

Subject

• Business enterprises > Government ownership > OECD countries
• Corporate governance > OECD countries
• Bedrijfsbeleid
• Overheidsbedrijven
• Privatisering

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. 1. Comparative report. Scale and scope of state-owned enterprises in OECD countries -- The organisation of the ownership function within the state administration -- Relationship of state-owned enterprises with other shareholders -- The role of stakeholders in corporate governance -- Transparency and disclosure -- The board of directors of a state-owned enterprise -- pt. 2. OECD guidelines on corporate governance of state-owned enterprises. Ensuring an effective legal and regulatory framework for state-owned enterprises -- The state acting as an owner -- Equitable treatment of shareholders -- Relations with stakeholders -- Transparency and disclosure -- The responsibilities of the boards of state-owned enterprises.

ISBN

• 9264009426
• 9789264009424

LCCN

^^2006484564

OCLC

• 63275229
• SCSB-11261061

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library