Look up: privatization

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   Privatization
   The act of returning state-owned or state-run companies back to the private sector, usually by selling them.
   Found on http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial
   
   
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   privatization
   the process whereby public assets, e.g. British Gas, are sold off to private investors; also, the way in which people are turning inwards to their immediate families, or even themselves, with a corresponding reduction in contacts with extended family members, friends or the community.
   Found on http://www.polity.co.uk/cbs3/PDF/Glos.pd
   
   
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   privatization
   Policy or process of selling or transferring state-owned or public assets and services (notably nationalized industries) to private investors. Privatization of services involves the government...
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   privatization
   Process of shifting publicly controlled services and/or facilities to the private sector. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Privatization
   `Privatization`/`Privatisation` (alternately `denationalization/denationalisation` or `disinvestment`) is the transfer of ownership from the public sector (government) to the private sector (business). A transfer in the opposite direction could be referred to the nationalization or municipalization of some property or responsibility. The term is also sometimes used to refer to government subcontracting a service or function to a private firm. (Se...
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   privatization
   (from the article `Bahamas, The`) ...changes in government policy, since both parties were committed to the free market, foreign investment, and fiscal prudence. In his first policy ... ...improving collections. A modified version of the government`s proposal for rationalizing transfers to state and local governments was adopted. In ......
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/116
   
   
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   Privatization
   The transfer of government-owned or government-run companies to the private sector, usually by selling them.
   Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg
   
   
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   Privatization
   The act of a government relinquishing control of a company, returning it to the private sector. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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   Privatization
   The conversion of a government-owned enterprise to private ownership.
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    privatization
    The sale of government-owned assets or activities to the private sector.
    Found on http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html
    
    
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    privatization
    privatization: see nationalization.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/bus/A09177