Positive economic analysis and the task of state enterprise efficiency and control

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Title: Positive economic analysis and the task of state enterprise efficiency and control
Author(s): Xavier, Patrick
Abstract: This paper reports on the first stage of a broader study aimed at assisting the task of improving state enterprise performance. The paper sets out to identify the contribution that economics - in particular 'positive' economies - can make towards the design of operational' guidelines which could improve s t a t e enterprise efficiency within the context of the problem of control. A forthcoming paper will use the guidelines/framework developed here to evaluate the reforms to state enterprise policies which the Victorian Government has been conducting over recent years.
Publication type: Working paper
Research centre: Swinburne Institute of Technology
Source: Faculty of Business staff papers (Swinburne Institute of Technology), no. 27
Publication year: 1986
Keyword(s): Government business enterprises
Publisher: School of Business, Swinburne Institute of Technology
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