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Nationalization

Nationalization is the purchase of privately owned assets or industries by the government. This usually occurs when the government takes control of an industry previously in the private sector in order to run it in the best interest of the public.

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The syllabus topics that use this term.

  • 2.11Government Response to Market Power
  • 3.7Market-based Policies

Taught in Market Failure: Market Power

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