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Chapter 7 - Public Promotion of Private Capabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2022

Sergio G. Lazzarini
Affiliation:
Insper Institute of Education and Research (Brazil)
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Summary

Although it is often assumed that private firms will have the required skills to generate impact, in many contexts governments actively sponsor new private capabilities via targeted industrial policies. Government capabilities are again critical here, as poorly designed policies may end up wasting public resources with unproductive firms that might request continuous support even when their initiatives fail. This chapter applies the decision framework presented in Chapter 3 to explore whether governments should expand their boundaries to include development banks with a mandate to improve private capabilities. The chapter also presents additional applications such as how private capabilities can be developed to deal with pandemics, taking COVID-19 as an example, and to promote the supply of affordable, frugal products and services.

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The Right Privatization
Why Private Firms in Public Initiatives Need Capable Governments
, pp. 142 - 164
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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