02252cas a2200337 a 4500 AALejournalIMF023248 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9798400219573 20.00 USD 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Agarwal, Ruchir. India's State-Owned Enterprises / Ruchir Agarwal, Elif Arbatli Saxegaard, Lesley Fisher, Xuehui Han. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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 the private sector. Against this background, this paper provides a description of the SOE sector in India, consider different criteria which can inform the scope and rationale for privatization. It also highlights takeaways from international experience with privatization, highlights the importance of improved governance and oversight of SOEs and showcases analytical tools that can help analyze risks from SOEs. While this paper focuses on India, the framework for SOEs developed in this paper can be used to evaluate SOEs policy options in other countries. Mode of access: Internet Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises imf Contracting Out imf Privatization imf Public Enterprises imf Public-Private Enterprises imf Fisher, Lesley. Han, Xuehui. Saxegaard, Elif Arbatli. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/165 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1018-5941&volume=2022&issue=165 IMF e-Library