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privatization
/ˌpɹaɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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What does privatization mean?
noun
- The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.
- The rendering of a thought or an idea, as private in scope.
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These reforms center on fiscal restraint, trade liberalization, and privatization of state utilities and commercial banks.
These reforms center on fiscal restraint, trade and investment liberalization, financial and labor reform, and privatization of state utilities and commercial banks.
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Another aspect of the reform has been the privatization of more than 80% of Mexico's businesses, including all of the commercial banks.
The strategy of the new Collor government is to increase the pace of privatization, encourage foreign trade and investment, and establish a more realistic exchange rate.
The new government is continuing the previous government's economic program, while trying to speed privatization and to better cushion the populace from the dislocations associated with reform.