This paper evaluates the impact of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) on the competitiveness of ASEAN and the process towards a single market, with particular reference to three ASEAN states: Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. A comparison of SOEs in these three states offers valuable insights of...

"Mega free trade agreements (FTAs) are being formed to fill the gap created by new developments in global governance and are reshaping the world economic order. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is one of such 21st century FTAs. This book highlights three trade-related issues covered...

The present study analyzes the current level of progress in introducing a regional competition law and policy that would create a level playing field for the businesses within the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). It is specifically focused on the state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which dominate...

Public enterprise plays an important role in the process of economic development for most developing countries. In ASEAN, while the extents of government enterprises' involvement in economic activities differ from one another, their importance has been increasingly recognised. This paper...

The present paper analyzes the top ten Italian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) over the period 2004-2013, after both their corporate organization and their markets have been deeply reformed. We question whether SOEs' strategies are more profit or public oriented. The authors find that, on...