Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

A Toolkit

World Bank Group

• Publisher: World Bank
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781464802225
• Topic: Negocios y empresa
• Subtopic: Gobierno empresarial

This Toolkit provides an overall framework with practical tools and information to help policymakers design and implement corporate governance reforms for state-owned enterprises. It covers the key elements of corporate governance, including legal and regulatory framework, state ownership arrangements, performance management systems, financial and fiscal discipline, boards of directors, transparency and disclosure, and protection of shareholders in mixed ownership companies. Experience shows that no one approach is universally applicable and the choice of measures depends on country and enterprise circumstances. The Toolkit thus provides a range of frameworks, concepts, case examples, checklists, and model documents that together aim to help government officials make the appropriate choices for their circumstances. The Toolkit concludes with guidance on managing the reform process, in particular how to prioritize and sequence reforms, build capacity, and engage with stakeholders.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Introduction to the Toolkit
• Executive Summary
• 1. Context and Overview
• 2. Legal and Regulatory Framework
• 3. State Ownership Arrangements
• 4. Performance Monitoring
• 5. Financial and Fiscal Discipline
• 6. Board of Directors
• 7. Transparency, Disclosure, and Controls
• 8. Special Issues in Mixed-Ownership Companies
• 9. Implementing Reform
• Appendix A: Country-Level Tools: Instruction Sheet
• Appendix B: Country-Level Tools: Assessment Questionnaire
• Appendix C: Country-Level Tools: Sample Survey Instrument
• Appendix D: Company-Level Tools: Instruction Sheet
• Appendix E: Company-Level Tools: State-Owned Enterprise Progression Matrix
• Appendix F: Company-Level Tools: Information Request List and Interview Guide
• Appendix G: Company Level Tools: Sample Company-Level Corporate Governance Improvement Program
• Annexes
• Boxes
• Figures
• Tables