Public Corporations in Single–Country and Regional Settings: Kenya and the East African Community
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Organization
- Vol. 27 (3) , 303-328
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020818300003520
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.Keywords
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