The Effects of Ownership and Corporate Governance Reforms on Efficiency of Privatized Companies in Kenya
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Privatization; State Owned Enterprises; Efficiency;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
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