Abstract
This essay draws from the experience of Kenya and the East African Community to ascertain the impact of single-country or regional ownership on the commercial performance of public enterprises. The advantages of the larger resource base of a regional community are mooted by the problems of mobilizing those resources. A fledgling public corporation can secure assistance most readily when owned by one state. It is also clear that traits of a corporation independent of its regional or single-country status affect commercial success. The essay concludes with a discussion of the limited contribution public corporations make to further levels of regional integration.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 303-328 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | International Organization |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1973 |
Externally published | Yes |