Emergence, Expansion, And Governance Of State-Owned Enterprises Of Production Sector Of Pakistan

Abstract

The research is aimed to understand the rationality behind the emergence of state-owned enterprises; their size, level and pattern of autonomy and control with rationale for public administration related reforms. The research was conducted / limited by accessing and analysing the statutes, official documents and websites of the state-owned enterprises, related to the production sector of Pakistan. The study will also highlight agencification in Pakistan vis-à-vis time periods which indicated existence of continuous change process. Different organizations have different levels of control and autonomy based on their structure, tasks and size. It was also observed that state-owned enterprises are controlled through various financial or non-financial means while accountability is ensured exercising statutes or articles of association. The study was conducted to contribute towards the debate on rationale for agencification, autonomy and control, and size of the state-owned organizations operating in production sector of Pakistan- a developing country.