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Tag Archives: Essential Report
JOHN MENADUE. The litany of failed privatisations.
Ideologues ,the self interested bankers and accountants and lawyers still persist with their fixation with privatisation despite the fact that it is failing in one area after another and the electorate shows very clearly that it does not want it. … Continue reading
John Menadue. Privatisation – a worn-out ideology.
Voters are making it plain that they are not keen on privatisation. Economic research also tells us that the evidence in favour of privatisation is not conclusive. Conservatives claim that privately owned businesses are better managed than public ones, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian airports, Commonwealth Bank, Essential Report, privatisation, Qantas, Telstra
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