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For thirty years after World War Two a feature of the UK economy was the transfer of the provision of many goods and services from the private sector to the public. But the advantages claimed were not realised. Indeed the losses incurred by many industries, e.g. coal, railway, motor, were a recurrent drain on the public purse.
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© 1994 J. Harvey and Janet Johnson
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Harvey, J., Johnson, M.K. (1994). The Provision of Goods and Services by the Public Sector. In: Modern Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23360-1_19
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