Public enterprise reforms occupy the central place in the scheme of economic reforms in India. In many developing countries opting for economic reforms, public enterprise reforms have come at the beginning of the cycle of economic reforms. In India, it has not happened so and the results are there for us to see. The present book makes an attempt to present a case for reforming public enterprises in India and also the agenda for action for this purpose. It outlines the challenges ahead for public enterprises and the need for reforms viewed from the global perspective. In outlines the performance of the public enterprises and the areas requiring the attention of the reformers. It presents the case of a state in which reforms have to be carried out and the context for such reforms. It identifies regulation as one of the key component of the reforms. The book also elucidates the reform experience of some of the states. It presents a balanced view of the theory and practice of public enterprise management in the reform context. It incorporates case studies of nine public enterprises to demonstrate the need and effect of economic reforms.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ch. Lakshmi Kumari
Mrs. Ch. Lakshmi Kumari is currently Research Associate at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad. She is a resource faculty to various MBA programmes. She is presently working on the Data Bank on Central Public Enterprises and State Level Public Enterprise in India. She has been associated with various training Programs organised for national and international agencies including the central public enterprises and the state level public enterprises, at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad. She is also involved in teaching Managerial Economics and Environmental Management at the Post-Graduate Level.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR J. Kiranmai
J.Kiranmal is currently Research Associate at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad. She is presently working on the Database on Central public Enterprises and State Level Public Enterprises in India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.K. Mishra
R.K. Mishra is currently Professor and Dean (Research) at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad. He is a graduate of International Management Programme, SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy. He has research stints at London Business School and Maison Des Sciences De L' Hommes, Paris. He has taught at the University of Bradford (UK) and was a visiting Professor at Maison Des Sciences De L'Hommes, Paris. He was on action research at North-West Province of South Africa at the invitation of DFID, UK. He has undertaken many institutional researches and consultancy projects on various aspects of public enterprises, public systems and finance. He has been a Management Consultant to several national and international organizations including PWC and Adam Smith Commission, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Commonwealth Secretariat, International Civil Service Consortium, State Bureaus of Public Enterprises, Financial Institutions and Banks. He is Vice-President (Asia), International Association of Schools and Institutes in Administration, Brussels. He is Honorary Member on the Board of Research, American Biographical Institute, USA. He is special invitee to the Board of Governors, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad. He has several international and national publications.
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