Download or read book The Privatization Putsch written by Herschel Hardin and published by Halifax, N.S. : Institute for Research on Public Policy = Institut de recherches politiques. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author addresses what he sees as an imbalance in a literature strongly oriented toward the language of privatization. He suggests the definitions of "business" have too often been confused with concepts of "enterprise"--That motivations for public enterprise may well go far beyond the profit motive. He argues that the motivation of public enterprise may be to provide the best possible service at cost, be competitive, excel as an enterprise, innovate, grow, thrive, and contend.