municipalisation
Town assumes control
Municipalisation is the transfer of private enterprises or services to municipal government ownership and control.
The British spelling of municipalization.
A city might pursue municipalisation of utilities, transit systems, or waste collection: The council voted for municipalisation of the water company.
The opposite process is privatisation.
State-held property or enterprise
- local authorityRegional governing body
- democratic oversightPublic scrutiny of government
- public accountabilityOfficials' duty to explain actions
- elected officialsLeaders chosen by vote
ratepayers · town hall · local government · public sector · community control · civic duty · public mandate · aldermen
Public hydration infrastructure
- electricity supplyDelivered current service
- gas distributionDelivering fuel via pipelines
- sewerageWastewater removal infrastructure
- waste collectionOrganized refuse removal
public transport · tramways · streetlighting · broadband · bus services · metro systems · power grid · waterworks
Financial assistance from government
- public investmentGovernment spending on shared assets
- budget allocationPlanned distribution of funds
- capital expenditureSpending on fixed assets
- cost recoveryRegaining incurred expenses
revenue collection · efficiency gains · economies of scale · operational costs · infrastructure funding · taxation · affordability · universal access
State acquisition of industry
- renationalisationRestoring public ownership
- buybackReacquiring previously sold shares
- reacquisitionGaining back ownership
- state controlGovernment-managed economy or society
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
- progressive movementEffort toward social advancement
- interwar period1918 to 1939
- slum clearanceDemolition of substandard housing
public ownership
State-held property or enterprise
- local authorityRegional governing body
- democratic oversightPublic scrutiny of government
- public accountabilityOfficials' duty to explain actions
elected officials · ratepayers · town hall · local government · public sector · community control · civic duty · public mandate · aldermen · city administration
water services
Public hydration infrastructure
- electricity supplyDelivered current service
- gas distributionDelivering fuel via pipelines
- sewerageWastewater removal infrastructure
waste collection · public transport · tramways · streetlighting · broadband · bus services · metro systems · power grid · waterworks · sanitation
subsidy
Financial assistance from government
- public investmentGovernment spending on shared assets
- budget allocationPlanned distribution of funds
- capital expenditureSpending on fixed assets
cost recovery · revenue collection · efficiency gains · economies of scale · operational costs · infrastructure funding · taxation · affordability · universal access
nationalisation
State acquisition of industry
- renationalisationRestoring public ownership
- buybackReacquiring previously sold shares
- reacquisitionGaining back ownership
Victorian era
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
- progressive movementEffort toward social advancement
- interwar period1918 to 1939
- slum clearanceDemolition of substandard housing
municipalisationprivatisation
Transfer from state ownership
privatization · denationalisation · denationalization · deregulation · divestiture
municipalisationprivate ownership
Individual control of assets
private enterprise · laissez-faire · neoliberalism · Thatcherism · Reaganomics
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