MARK BARNES: Striking the right balance between profits and development is key
Mandates will require intervention by the state, through regulation, subsidy, support, protection and even enforcement
12 September 2021 - 09:58
We need to have commercial and developmental mandates coexisting side by side, particularly within state-owned enterprises. Neither can survive without the other. The tug-of-war between developmental imperatives and commercial sustainability inevitably leads to a debate about the respective roles of the public and private sectors...
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