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The public sector could play an important role in transition economies in three major ways:
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restructuring the productive system,
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supporting market mechanisms and breaking of monopoly positions,
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reducing unemployment and controlling social tensions.
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© 1993 Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (WIIW) / The Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies
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Boffito, C., Martinelli, A. (1993). Italian State-Owned Enterprises: Some Lessons for Transition Economies. In: Saunders, C.T. (eds) The Role of Competition in Economic Transition. European Economic Interaction and Integration Workshop Papers. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22833-1_13
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