public enterprise
Government-owned company
Public enterprise refers to businesses or organizations owned and operated by government rather than private individuals or corporations.
These include utilities, transportation systems, and postal services: The city's public transit is a public enterprise.
The term sometimes carries political overtones in debates about privatization versus government ownership of services.
- nationalizedMade government property
- government ownershipState holds the title
- state-ownedBelonging to government
- state monopolyExclusive governmental market control
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
transportation · infrastructure development · social equity · tax dollars · budget deficit · postal services · common good · healthcare · resource allocation · quasi-governmental · civil service · mixed economy · energy production · education · regulatory body · water supply · inefficiency · housing development
public enterpriseprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private company · privately held company · private sector · family business · sole proprietorship
public enterpriseprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
free enterprise · capitalism · laissez-faire · market economy · privatization
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