Several big, state-owned iron production plants are considered inefficient and a source of corruption by a country's finance minister. The government plans to auction a complete iron production facility to sell it to a strategic investor to raise funds for public expenditure and stimulate economic growth. This process exemplifies nationalization industrialization liberalization privatization centralization

Several big, state-owned iron production plants are considered inefficient and a source of corruption by a country's finance minister. The government plans to auction a complete iron production facility to sell it to a strategic investor to raise funds for public expenditure and stimulate economic growth. This process exemplifies nationalization industrialization liberalization privatization centralization

Economics:

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ISBN:9781285859460

Author:BOYES, William

Publisher:BOYES, William

Chapter14: Macroeconomic Policy: Tradeoffs, Expectations, Credibility, And Sources Of Business Cycles

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