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4. Privatisation :
Meaning : transfer of public sector resources to the private sector (business)
Privatisation can take a number of forms.
- Sale of public corporations : Transferring business activity from the public to the private
sector.
- Deregulation : This involves lifting legal restrictions that prevented private sector
competition.
- Contracting out : Many government and local authority services have been “contracted
out” to private sector businesses.
- The sale of land and property
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