Asian Development Bank - Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific
What's New  |   e-Notification  |   Sitemap  |   Contact Us  |   Help

Catalog

Home : Publications : Catalog : Online Publications : Document

Finding Balance
Making State-Owned Enterprises Work in Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga
Volumes I and II

E-mail or fax the Publications Unit at + 632 636 2648 to order the printed version of this publication. Applicable shipping cost will be charged.

Books, Periodicals, Studies, and Reports

ISBN: 978-971-561-764-2
Pub. Date: 2009
In stock

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the need for and benefits from state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform in Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, and to identify successful reform strategies to inform future policy action. The study is the first comparative analysis of SOE performance among these three countries, and was made possible by the active collaboration of the Governments of Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.

See Volume II: Comparative Review of the Legal, Governance and Monitoring Frameworks


 Related Link:


PDF View the document
[ PDF: 2,177kb | 36 pages ].
To read, you need Acrobat.
 Get Acrobat

Volume I Contents

Foreword, Executive Summary, Introduction

  1. How Do State-Owned Enterprises Affect the Economy?


    1. Low Returns
    2. Crowding Out the Private Sector
    3. Opportunity Costs
    4. Other Impacts

  2. Rethinking the Role of State-Owned Enterprises


    1. Commercial State-Owned Enterprises: A Poor Use of Public Funds
    2. Infrastructure Service State-Owned Enterprises: Disappointing Results
    3. Is There Still a Role for State-Owned Enterprises?

  3. Lessons From State-Owned Enterprise Reform: Results Require Resolve


    1. Samoa: Early Success, Lost Momentum
    2. Tonga: Political Commitment, Successful Reforms
    3. Fiji: Sound Policies, Slow Implementation
    4. Competition Spurs Progress
    5. Lessons From Reform

  4. Applying Lessons From State-Owned Enterprise Reform: Where To From Here?


    1. Full Privatization Locks in Gains
    2. Partial Privatization Improves Performance
    3. Commercialization Provides Independence and Accountability

  5. Conclusions


Appendixes

  1. State-Owned Enterprise Key Performance Indicators
  2. Notes on Methodology


PDF View the document
[ PDF: 1,078kb | 61 pages ].
To read, you need Acrobat.
 Get Acrobat

Volume II Contents

Executive Summary, Introduction

  1. The Legal Framework of State-Owned Enterprises


    1. Key Findings
    2. Samoa
    3. Tonga
    4. Fiji Islands

  2. The Monitoring Frameworks of State-Owned Enterprises


    1. Key Findings
    2. Parliamentary Oversight
    3. Institutional Arrangements
    4. The Primary Monitoring Document

  3. The Government Frameworks of State-Owned Enterprises


    1. Key Findings
    2. Samoa
    3. Tonga
    4. Fiji

  4. Summary of Recommendations


    1. Samoa
    2. Tonga
    3. Fiji

Appendixes

  1. Summary of Content of SOE Acts in Fiji, Tonga and Samoa
  2. Analysis of SOE Legislation Against Key Requirements



© 2009 Asian Development Bank

Privacy | Terms of Use		  Top of page