ABSTRACT
This study principally seeks to examine the problems of privatization and commercialization of public enterprises in Enugu state for this purpose, two privatized corporation were used for the study. These are Ebonyi Paints and Vanguard Industries Limited. In understanding this research, questionnaires were administered among the staff of the two corporations used for the study. One hundred and forty questionnaires were administered to the various categories of the staff of the corporation. From the empirical data gathered and analysed, the study has shown among other that.
1. Government ownership and control of public enterprises in Enugu state had their inefficiency, loss and unprofitability.
2. This efficiency, loss and unprofitably which characterized the public enterprises and which created the excuse for their privatization emanated from the government’s undue intervention in the day-to-day running of these enterprises.
3. This intervention took different forms which includes the imposition of uncommercial policies, appointment of unqualified personal, and the control of prices at which products sere sold among others.
4. The public enterprises where operating at a loss before privatization and there, very unproductive, unprofitable and consequently, constituted a financial burden on the government, hence their privatization.
5. The privatization exercise has endangered efficiency, productivity and profitability.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE II
APPROVAL PAGE III
DEDICATION IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT V
ABSTRACT VI
TABLE CONTENTS VIII
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION 1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 3
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 6
RESEARCH QUESTIONS 7
THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY 7
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW 9
THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 9
REASONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 12
REASONS FOR PRIVATIZATION IN NIGERIA 17
PROSPECTS OF PRIVATIZATION IN NIGERIA 21
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD 26
SOURCE OF DATA 26
POPULATION OF THE STUDY 26
SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 27
METHOD OF DATA 27
DISTRIBUTION OF INSTRUMENT USED 28
METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS 28
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FIVE
FINDING, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
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