External Sector Reform and Public Enterprise Restructuring

Author/Editor:

Rina Bhattacharya

Publication Date:

June 1, 2000

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper explores the linkages between external sector reforms and public enterprise restructuring, paying attention to the role of the financial sector in ensuring the success of these reforms in the context of a comprehensive medium-term structural adjustment program. It discusses the arguments made in the academic literature on this issue, and analyzes how some countries—namely Algeria, Egypt, and Poland—have tackled reforms in these areas.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2000/120

Subject:

Commercial banks Economic sectors Exchange rate arrangements Exchange rate unification Financial institutions Foreign exchange Public enterprises Public sector

English

Publication Date:

June 1, 2000

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451854268/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA1202000

Pages:

23

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