Udział przedsiębiorstw sektora publicznego w gospodarce – właścicielska funkcja państwa

In his article, the author analyses the condition and importance of state area enterprises in the contemporary Polish economy. He attempts at selecting and defining the notion of public sector enterprises, as well as, on the basis of various statistical data, both available and developed especially for this purpose, he presents quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the public sector enterprises in Poland. These are followed by assessments of the directions and scope of their evolution over the last fifteen years.