Privatisation

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Privatisation

The sale of state-owned companies to the private sector, normally through a stock market listing. The opposite of nationalisation.

In the News Teaching Activity – Has nationalisation improved South West Railway? (June 2026)

18th June 2026
Micro Case Study: Thames Water

Topical case studies
South Western Railway is renationalised

26th May 2025
Nationalisation for Paper 1 Micro (2025) | Essential A-Level Economics Revision

7th May 2025
ScotRail Nationalised | Economics Case Study for 2025 Exams

9th April 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – A big hike in water bills this year (Feb 2025)

6th February 2025
Water firms push for higher shareholder returns

4th December 2024
IB Economics - Policies to Encourage Competition

Study Notes
Transport economics: Labour moves to renationalise the railway system

18th July 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – does the water industry need stronger regulation? (May 2024)

27th May 2024
Edexcel A-Level Economics (A) Theme 3 Knowledge Organiser Pack

Exam Support
AQA A-Level Economics - Year 13 Microeconomics Knowledge Organiser Pack

Exam Support
Economics of Nationalisation I A Level and IB Economics

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Thames Water - Financial Crisis Deepens

13th December 2023
3.6.1 Nationalisation (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
4.1.8.8. Privatisation (AQA A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
3.6.1 Privatisation (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
3.6.1 Competitive Tendering (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
4.3.3 Market-Led Development Policies (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
Will Thames Water have to be nationalised?

29th June 2023
Nigel Lawson

4th April 2023
Contracting-Out - Examples in the UK

Topic Videos
Privatisation - Examples in the UK

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Water Industry and Externalities - SW Water criticised for dismal pollution record

22nd February 2022
Water industry - Profits surge even as leaks and spills wash away public trust

28th November 2021
State ownership - Sheffield Forgemasters is nationalised

28th July 2021
Water nationalisation - should England's water monopolies be nationalised?

16th July 2021
Supply-Side Economics - Product Market Reforms

Study Notes
Privatisation

Study Notes
Privatisation of the Royal Mail

Study Notes
Competition Policy Case Study - Royal Mail Privatisation

Topic Videos
Revision Presentation on Royal Mail Privatisation

Teaching PowerPoints
Privatisation - 2021 Revision Update

Topic Videos
Mixed Economy Systems

Topic Videos
Privatised water corporations have paid £57 billion in dividends since 1991

3rd July 2020
Evaluating Supply Side Policies (Online Lesson)

Online Lessons
Development Strategies - Privatisation

Study Notes
Economics of Rail Nationalisation

Study Notes
Should We Nationalise the Water Industry?

7th August 2018
Why did we sell off the railways?

17th May 2018
Privatization in Developing Countries - Lessons from Recent Experience

1st May 2018
Why did we sell off the railways?

29th April 2018
Privatisation and Regulation - FT series of articles

24th January 2018
Evaluating the rise in rail fares

2nd January 2018
China's Zombie Business Privatisation Policy

6th November 2017
Privatisation versus Nationalisation

27th October 2017
Innovative Monopolist vs Defensive Monopolists: Monopoly Power in the United Arab Emirates

27th April 2016
Fantasy Economics for AS and A2 students!

14th April 2016
The Grass is Greener on the Other (Privatised) Side

14th March 2016
Growing Challenges Facing Privatised Royal Mail

17th October 2014
Royal Mail in the dock over delivery charges

29th July 2015
Network Rail privatisation on the table

20th September 2015
Remaining Government Stake in Royal Mail to be Sold

12th October 2015
Theory of the Firm Teaching Resource: Privatisation Pros and Cons

3rd November 2015

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