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Public Infrastructure Performance in Developing Countries

Abdul Ghafoor
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Cobb Douglas Production Function
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economies of scale analysis
electric power
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Generation Capacity Factor
Inadequate Maintenance
infrastructure economics
infrastructure productivity evaluation Pakistan
Infrastructure Services
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Li Ne
Long Run Marginal Cost
Net Profit Margin
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Pakistan
Pe Rc
Power Plants
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Production Function Approach
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Public Infrastructure
public sector reform
R Pr
Ri Ce
Scattered Graph
SOE Reform
softlaunch
state owned enterprises
System Losses
Ta Ge
telecommunication sectors
Telecommunications
Telecommunications Sectors
TFP
TFP Growth
total factor productivity
Total System Losses
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utility sector efficiency
Vice Versa
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781138700482
  • Weight: 630g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 219mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Nov 2017
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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This title was first published in 2000: An investigation of the performance of the electric power and telecommunication sectors of Pakistan at the firm level as well as the sector as a whole, seeking to identify and quantify the extent of inefficiencies. Since physical or financial or productivity indicators alone are not able to explain the duality of public infrastructure purposes, the financial and productivity indicators have been used in evaluating the performance of these sectors. Further, a Cobb-Douglas production function has also been used to calculate the trend in the growth of total factor productivity. Economies of scale have also been studied in the case of electric power generation. The results of the study show that in Pakistan one of the usual motives for privatization (to avoid the poor financial results of state enterprises) is not relevant for electricity and telecommunications enterprises. This, however, appears to be due to the financial subsidies they received, through access to low cost loan finance and grants, rather than to their efficiency in operations. By the economic criteria of growth of TFP none of the enterprises do well and two have a negative TFP growth. The case for reforming these enterprises is strong and alternative modes of organization, finance and ownership need to be considered.

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