First, the relatively short period subject to analysis and evaluation.(THe first privatisation transaktion was concluuded in 1993).

Second, the relatively small number of cases available for analysis, owing to the limited scope of the privatization process.

Third, the insufficient representativeness of the enterprises under consideration owing to the uneven progress of the privatization process by sectors and types of enterprises and activities. Notwithstanding these reservations, there do seem to be enough data about the post-privatization state and development of the enterprises to formulate certain general conclusions.