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This Study will explore the extent to which state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were responsible for creating the Latin American debt problem and, more importantly, the extent to which the present privatization of those enterprises may help to resolve that problem. In some quarters, privatization has been viewed as an essential reform needed to restore creditworthiness and growth in the region after the "lost decade" of the 1980s. Other quarters have been more skeptical, viewing it more as the latest fad to strike the region. The conclusion that will be expressed here falls somewhere in between: privatization can indeed play a part in solving the debt crisis and restoring growth, but, like all solutions, it may also create unintended problems down the road if not used carefully.

Intro -- Contents -- Part One: Health-Care Solutions from a Distant Shore -- Ch 1: An Unhealthy Problem Meets an Unlikely Solution -- Ch 2: Breakthrough Business Model of Indian Exemplars -- Ch 3: Value-Based Competition in Action -- Part Two: Reverse Innovation in Health-Care Delivery -- Ch 4: Disrupting US Costs -- Ch 5: Expanding Rural Access -- Ch 6: Expanding Access for the Uninsured -- Ch 7: Improving Quality -- Ch 8: Promoting Reverse Innovation and Value-Based Health Care -- Appendix A: India? Really? -- Appendix B: Health-Care-Delivery-Innovation Diagnostics -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors

"Why have relatively poor and underdeveloped countries been able to spawn so many global firms in the last two decades? Are emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) really different from successful multinationals from developed economies? This book tackles these and other fundamental theoretical questions about EMNCs. A distinguished group of researchers assesses the unique strategies and behavior of successful EMNCs, from the Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to the Indian conglomerate Tata, to the South African beverages firm SABMiller. They address a range of topics, such as the drivers of internationalization by EMNCs; their distinctive process capabilities; how they catch up with established rivals on technology; how state ownership or business-group affiliation affects their behavior; and why they sometimes relocate their headquarters to advanced economies. This book will appeal to scholars and graduate students in global strategy and international business, as well as consultants of multinational companies, looking for state-of-the-art analysis of EMNCs"--