Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 SETTING THE CONTEXT -- 2 TENSIONS IN THE BACKGROUND -- 3 INSIDE THE EMERGING ECONOMIES -- 4 INSIDE THE INDUSTRIALIZED ECONOMIES -- 5 THE STRUGGLE OVER OPEN MARKETS -- 6 RIGHTING THE BALANCE -- Notes -- Index

State-owned enterprises are growing in relative importance both within various national economies and in international economic relations. Some facts concerning the practices of such enterprises and the consequences of their operations can be asserted with confidence. However, some major...