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Nationalisation or privatisation?

What role should the public sector play in the economy? This has been a point of contention between the Conservative and Labour parties over many years. Catherine Youds examines the economic issues involved

Should the government have nationalised Carillion in 2018?

nationalisation, privatisation, natural monopoly

The debate around nationalisation or privatisation exercises both sides of the political divide. How much should the government intervene in the market? Is it necessary to intervene in the presence of market failure or is there an underperforming, inefficient service that needs selling to the private sector?

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