Własność państwowa a rola państwa we współczesnej gospodarce

The economic role of the state is one of the most important issues of both economic theory and practice. Among the tools that governments can use to achieve their goals is the state ownership. This article covers: theoretical and practical justifications, sources of ineffectiveness and brief history of state-owned enterprises. Furthermore it reviews some symptoms of the phenomenon that can be described as "return of state-owned enterprises". These symptoms are: growth of China and other BRIC countries, financial crisis and methods of improving efficiency of state-owned enterprises.