Privatization Movement
This movement, initiated and supported primarily by economists, peaked in the early 1980s. Public ownership of land was inefficient because the administration of the lands was...
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"A baby's groin is usually the last thing parents think about, so when there's a problem, they're pretty frightened," says Charles Shubin, M.D., director of pediatrics at Mercy FamilyCare in Ba...
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A surgeon faces a disciplinary hearing for snapping a photo of a patient's tattooed genitals during an operation and showing it around to other doctors.Mayo Clinic Hospital administrators said Dr. ...
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For all of the attention that the financial press has bestowed upon the private equity industry, it seems that none of these media outlets have explained what this private equity phenomenon is and ...
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How can I get out from under my $43,000 of student-loan debt? Most articles I see reference the federal student-loan program, but what about private student loans? Are there any little-known metho...
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After years of intense debate and political upheavals, Japan
began the process of privatizing state-run posta...
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Ralcorp Holdings Inc. of St. Louis has seen sales surge close to 60 percent over the last few years, thanks to steady sales of its cereal, crackers, cookies and jellies.But don't look for the Ralco...
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A group of Chinese scholars and retired officials has petitioned China's legislature to halt the privatization of state companies, arguing it has widened the country's income gap and fueled social ...
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