Holdings: Governance in State-Owned Enterprises Revisited : The Cases of Water and Electricity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Governance in State-Owned Enterprises Revisited : The Cases of Water and Electricity in Latin America and the Caribbean

This paper studies the governance structure of state-owned enterprises in the water and electricity sectors of Latin America and the Caribbean. Through a unique dataset, the paper compares 44 leading state companies of the region based on an aggreg...

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Main Authors:	Andrés, Luis Alberto, Guasch, José Luis, López Azumendi, Sebastián
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AGENCY COSTS AUDITING AUDITORS AUTHORITY AUTONOMY BOARD MEMBERS BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS CORPORATION CEO CEOS CHIEF EXECUTIVE CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY COLLUSION COMMERCIAL LAW COMPANY COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR CONCESSION AGREEMENT CONSOLIDATION CONSTITUENCY CONVENTIONAL WISDOM CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE CORPORATE LAW CORPORATE STRATEGIES CORPORATE STRUCTURE CORPORATIONS CORPORATIZATION CORRUPTION CRITICAL IMPORTANCE CUSTOMER SERVICES DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING BODY DELIVERY OF SERVICES DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC REGULATION EMERGING MARKETS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE REFORM ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING EXPANSION EXPANSION OF SERVICE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE EFFECTIVENESS GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT COMPANIES GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES GROUP OF COMPANIES GROWTH RATES HOLDING COMPANY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCORPORATED INDEPENDENT AUDIT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION INSOLVENCY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LIMITED LIMITED LIABILITY LISTING OF COMPANIES MANAGERS MANUFACTURERS MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NATIONS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICIANS PRESIDENCY PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE COMPANY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE FIRM PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATE UTILITIES PROFITABILITY PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PROVISION OF SERVICES PROXY PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC CORPORATION PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC FINANCING PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC WATER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS QUALITY OF SERVICE REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY POLICIES REPRESENTATIVES RESIDENTIAL TARIFFS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL COMPANIES SMALLER COMPANIES SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS STATE ACTION STATE ENTERPRISE STATE ENTERPRISES STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES STATE OWNERSHIP STATE SECTOR STATE SUBSIDIES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKETS SUBSIDIARIES TARIFF INCREASES TAX OBLIGATION TAX OBLIGATIONS TAX REGIME TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT DISCLOSURE UNDUE INFLUENCE UNIONS VESTED INTERESTS VETO VOTING WAGES WATER COMPANIES WATER COVERAGE WATER SECTOR WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES
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