Newly Privatized Russian Enterprises

摘要

The central objective of the research summarized in this report was to documentthe characteristics and problems of newly privatized firms in Russia roughly one year after privatization. The heart of the research was a firm-level survey of 92 newly-privatized enterprises carried out in Moscow and Vladimir Oblasts in November 1993. Firms were randomly drawn from the population of privatized firms (leaseholds and former state enterprises that have come through the mass privatization program) available from the oblast-level Property Funds. They included firms in manufacturing, services, trade, construction and transportation. Chapter I lays out project objectives and the research methodology. Chapter II focuses on the managers of sample firms. Chapter III summarizes the basic characteristics of firms, and Chapter IV looks at production and sales data. Chapter V looks at issues related to post-privatization adjustment and strategies, including managers' demands for credit and technical assistance. Chapter VI sums up the main findings of the research.