India's State-Owned Enterprises /

India's recently announced privatization strategy can facilitate a change in the composition of the public sector balance sheet toward high-return public sector investments in infrastructure and human capital where there is a clear role for government, leaving commercially viable companies for...

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Main Author: Agarwal, Ruchir
Other Authors: Fisher, Lesley, Han, Xuehui, Saxegaard, Elif Arbatli
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/165
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Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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