Who owns what? Some implications of the humphry report on government business enterprises
By: WETTENHALL, Roger
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ArticlePublisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishers Limited, September 1998Australian Journal of Public Administration 57, 3, p. 110-125Abstract: Governments in Australia have ong wrestled with the problem of managing the performance of government business enterprises (GBEs). In December 1996 the Finance Minister commissioned Richard Humphry to provide an 'internal review'of Commonwealth GBEs. While Humphry acknowledged the reality of many GBEs remaining in public hands for 'the foreseeable future', his report encouraged GBEs to be run more closely along private sector lines. According to Wettenhall, the long-term ramifications for Australi are significant, and the unique role, qualities and responsabilities of public ownership are in danger of being sidelined
Governments in Australia have ong wrestled with the problem of managing the performance of government business enterprises (GBEs). In December 1996 the Finance Minister commissioned Richard Humphry to provide an 'internal review'of Commonwealth GBEs. While Humphry acknowledged the reality of many GBEs remaining in public hands for 'the foreseeable future', his report encouraged GBEs to be run more closely along private sector lines. According to Wettenhall, the long-term ramifications for Australi are significant, and the unique role, qualities and responsabilities of public ownership are in danger of being sidelined
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