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Privatization

Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to transitioning something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation when a heavily regulated private company or industry becomes less regulated. Government functions and…

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Etymology

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Forms of privatization

Results of privatization

Foreign privatization

Opinion

Economic theory

Privatization of private companies

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Privatization

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related to References · 175
Privatization → Adam, Alexander, Alexander Tabarrok, An Exploration, An Introduction, Ann Arbor, Archived, Assessing, August, Beito, Bel, Benchmarking Privatization, Berlin, Bernard, Black, Buenos Aires/Madrid, CA, Cato Institute, Christos, Clarke
related to 20th century onwards · 31
Privatization → After, Amersham International, British Aerospace, British Gas, British Leyland, British Petroleum, British Steel Corporation, British Telecom, Britoil, England, Girobank, Great Britain, However, In, It, Margaret Thatcher, National Socialist Party, Nazi Germany, Nazi Party, Notable
related to Contrasting cases in Eastern Europe: Romania and East Germany · 17
Privatization → At, August, By, December, East German, East Germany, Four, In, June, More, Romania's, The, There, Treuhand, Treuhandanstalt, Two, West Germans
related to Pre-20th century · 16
Privatization → Ancient Greece, China's, David, David Parker, Emperor, Han, However, In, Perhaps, Roman Empire, Roman Republic, Saal, Taoism, Taoist, The, Wu
related to Etymology · 14
Privatization → American, April, English, French, German, In German, Latin, Nazi Germany's, New York Times, Privatisierung, Reprivatisierung, The, The Economist, Ultimately
related to External links · 13
Privatization → Affairs Digital ArchivesReports, Cranfield CERES, Cranfield University, David, Dean Peter Krogh Foreign, Greenwich Research, Management, Privatisation, Privatization's Rise, Public Services International Research, School, Unit, University
related to Results of privatization · 9
Privatization → According, APEC, GDP, Irwin Stelzer, Megginson, Results, Such, William, World Bank
related to Definition · 8
Privatization → Gillian, It, Metzger, Private, The, There, These, US
related to Economic theory · 8
Privatization → All, Hart, In, It, Shleifer, The Hart-Shleifer-Vishny, Vishny, When
related to Foreign privatization · 6
Privatization → Central, Due, Eastern Europe, EBRD, IMF, World Bank

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private public companies government may economic privatized political services state company also market isbn privatisation sale state-owned shares could governments

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Privatizationis asale of a state-owned enterprise or municipally owned corporation to private investors0.90text
Privatizationis amodel by Hart0.90text
water managementinstance ofCompanies providing public services0.80text
transportationinstance ofCompanies providing public services0.80text
and telecommunications were rapidly sold off to the private sectorinstance ofCompanies providing public services0.80text
defenseinstance ofThere is a positive externality when the government provides society at large with public goods and services0.80text
disease controlinstance ofThere is a positive externality when the government provides society at large with public goods and services0.80text
Privatizationrelated to 20th century onwardsThe0.60section
Privatizationrelated to 20th century onwardsNazi Germany0.60section
Privatizationrelated to 20th century onwardsIt0.60section
Privatizationrelated to 20th century onwardsNational Socialist Party0.60section
Privatizationrelated to 20th century onwardsIn0.60section

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