municipalization
Local government acquisition
Municipalization is the process of bringing a private enterprise or utility under the ownership or control of a local government.
Cities may pursue municipalization of electric companies, water systems, or transit services to gain local control over rates and operations: The city council voted for municipalization of the power grid after repeated outages.
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- commandeeringSeizing by force or authority
- takeoverAssuming command of something
acquisition · dispossession · compulsory purchase · eminent domain · condemnation · requisition · impoundment
Government acquisition of industry
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- renationalizationRestoring government ownership
- publicizationMaking something widely known
- state ownershipGovernment possession of assets
public ownership · collective ownership · government takeover · common ownership
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- commandeeringSeizing by force or authority
takeover · acquisition · dispossession · compulsory purchase · eminent domain · condemnation · requisition · impoundment
nationalization
Government acquisition of industry
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- renationalizationRestoring government ownership
- publicizationMaking something widely known
state ownership · public ownership · collective ownership · government takeover · common ownership
municipalizationprivatization
State sells public assets
denationalization · privatizing · deregulation · corporatization · private ownership
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