Reform of State-Owned Enterprises for the Purpose of Economic Growth in the Republic of Serbia

Edvard Jakopin; Aleksandar Gracanac; Jugoslav Anicic

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Reform of State-Owned Enterprises for the Purpose of Economic Growth in the Republic of Serbia

Edvard Jakopin, Aleksandar Gracanac, Jugoslav Anicic

Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 1)

Received: 2 July 2021 Accepted: 24 November 2021 Published: 25 January 2022

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This study on the performance of state-owned enterprises in Serbia has shown that the state has great difficulties managing the enterprises that are in its portfolio and under its control. The adaptation of state-owned enterprises to exogenous shocks unfolds at a slow pace and is faced with many problems. The institutional environment for the strategic restructuring of the state sector is not in the service of strengthening the efficiency of its business operation. The study has shown that the economic performance of state-owned enterprises exerts a direct influence on economic growth, the budget, government balance sheets, and debt. While healthy enterprises (the ones conducting their business successfully) are valuable state-owned property, enterprises with a loss or over indebted enterprises are obligations which demand intervention through the injection of additional capital or through other forms of help from the state. The main goal of restructuring state-owned enterprises is to improve responsibility and efficiency. The array of measures for improving efficiency ranges from modifications of the legal framework and corporate governance of socially owned enterprises (including corporatization and separation of activities) to the sale of property to the private sector or complete privatization. Reforms are aimed at improving the transparency and responsibility of state-owned enterprises, not just for the purpose of efficiency but also for the purpose of harmonization with the ethical and deontological requirements.

Published in	International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijefm.20221001.11
Page(s)	1-11
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Keywords

State-Owned Enterprises, Structural Changes, Qualitative Business Performance, Reform Issues and Priorities

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Edvard Jakopin

Faculty of Economics and Finance, Union - Nikola Tesla University, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Aleksandar Gracanac

Faculty of Entrepreneurial Business and Real Estate Management, Union - Nikola Tesla University, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Jugoslav Anicic

Faculty of Economics and Finance, Union - Nikola Tesla University, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

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