Where does the public sector end and the private sector begin?

Where does the public sector end and the private sector begin? / prepared by Ian Lienert.

The boundary between the public and private sectors can be defined on the basis of ownership of institutional units. Nonmarket government-owned entities and corporations that are owned or controlled by government units belong to the public sector. "Economic ownership" is more important tha...

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Main Author: Lienert, Ian (Author)
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Department
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Dept., ©2009.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/09/122.
Subjects:
Privatization.
Government business enterprises.
Government ownership.
Public goods.
Industrial policy.
nationalization.
Government business enterprises
Government ownership
Industrial policy
Privatization
Public goods
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Summary:The boundary between the public and private sectors can be defined on the basis of ownership of institutional units. Nonmarket government-owned entities and corporations that are owned or controlled by government units belong to the public sector. "Economic ownership" is more important than majority ownership. Joint ventures, public-private partnerships, and social insurance funds (including for public employees) can be unambiguously allocated to the public or private sector on the basis of international public sector accounting standards. Boundary problems within the public sector are just as
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1451916981
9781451916980
1462356788
9781462356782
1452777314
9781452777313
9786612843365
6612843365
1282843362
9781282843363
1451872690
9781451872699
ISSN:2227-8885 ;
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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