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Strategy, Independence, and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Asia Read chapter Read first chapter

2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

15. Obstacles to Doing Business in Asia: Cross-Country Analysis for State-Owned Enterprises and Private Firms

Authors : Thai-Ha Le, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Canh Phuc Nguyen

Published in: Reforming State-Owned Enterprises in Asia

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

This study examines a number of factors that are essential in doing business across selected emerging countries in Asia. The analysis compares the order ranking of obstacles between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privately held enterprises. In this study, we define a state-owned enterprise as a business enterprise where the state has, directly or indirectly, significant control through majority ownership (at least 50.01%).

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For more information on the analysis of performance differentials of SOEs and private enterprises see: Phi et al. (2019).
 
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Metadata
Title
Obstacles to Doing Business in Asia: Cross-Country Analysis for State-Owned Enterprises and Private Firms
Authors
Thai-Ha Le
Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
Canh Phuc Nguyen
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Reforming State-Owned Enterprises in Asia

Print ISBN: 978-981-15-8573-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-8574-6

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8574-6_15