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Cause of the Growth of the State Business Ownership

Last Updated on February 26, 2020 By Naomi Lawson 2 Comments

It involves all those business, trade and industrial activities which are carried on under the ownership and management of the government. It is desired by every Govt. for the purposes of safeguarding the public interest. It is regarded most essential to promote the welfare of the country. The state enterprises are conducted by government or semi-government organization and public or statutory corporation. All the public utility programs are particularly served by the state ownership undertaking.

Table of Contents

  • Heavy Expenditure
  • Public Utilities Services
  • National Interest
  • Establishment of Monopoly
  • Promotion of Welfare
  • Balanced Development
  • Protection of Consumer
  • Maximum Utilization of Sources
  • Centralized Management
  • Major Forms of State Enterprises
    • Municipal Corporation or District Council
    • Department Organization
    • Government Joint Stock Company
    • Statutory Corporation
    • Special Organization

Heavy Expenditure

Many investors hesitate to invest their capital where heavy expenditure is required but the return is not so in the near future. On the other side, the government spend a large sum of money on such projects without any motive of profit.

Public Utilities Services

Government contract over some enterprises with a view to providing utility services to the public. All corporations, municipalities and district councils are supervised by the government which render valuable services in providing public amenities.

National Interest

State intervention is also required for the national interest. It is always considered most essential to protect defence and other key industries in every case.

Establishment of Monopoly

Government undertakes some enterprises to hold strict control over them Railway electric and water supply, communication is directly managed by the govt. for the public interest.

Promotion of Welfare

This is the major motive behind the growth of state ownership that govt. wants to achieve rapid economic development in order to promote the welfare of the public.

Balanced Development

Government control over certain industries in order to give equal importance to all the regions of the country. Some enterprises are started in undeveloped areas of the country for the purpose of reducing of goods and its prices.

Protection of Consumer

This is required to ensure that there is no exploitation of consumers by monopoly powers. State ownership is, therefore, desired to protect the consumer from selfish hands with a view to regulating the supply of goods and its prices.

Maximum Utilization of Sources

There are certain natural sources which cannot be utilized to the maximum but by the government Oil, gases, minerals and sea resources are allocated optimum for the best interest of the public.

Centralized Management

Various departments and enterprises are controlled by the govt. on account of the fact that centralized management is required for the object of coordinating and saving in the expenses of management.

Major Forms of State Enterprises

The following are the major forms of enterprises which are owned and managed by the state.

  • Municipal Corporation or District Council
  • Department Organization.
  • Government joint stock company
  • Statutory corporation
  • Special organization

Municipal Corporation or District Council

Public utility concerns are generally operated by local authority i.e. Municipality or District Council. It is conducted by paid officers and activities are; supervised by the elected members. These corporations are empowered to impose certain types of taxes, in order to pay their heavy expenditure.

Department Organization

Government enterprise is organized separately to its nature of the function. Such as railway, irrigation, telephone and telegraph departments. These regarded as ‘government employees. Their activities are supervised by the concerned secretariat. These departments perform valuable services for achieving the social and economic objects of the state.

Government Joint Stock Company

Government Joint Stock Company is registered under the Companies ordinance (Govt.) Companies Provisions. It is formed for the accomplishment of specific business and commercial objectives. Its majority of shares are controlled over by the govt. Management is conducted by the Board of Directors whose chairman and members are nominated by the government. This form of state enterprises is from rigid financial rules and possess features of flexibility, adaptability and all autonomy.

Statutory Corporation

Such a corporation is formed under the special act of legislature or parliament or by the order of the head of state. Its monopolistic powers are laid down in the special act of the legislature under which it is formed. It is managed by the Board of Directors who are appointed by the govt. for a specific period, It is a corporate body which is free from government intervention.

Special Organization

Some times govt. arrange specific board or committee for the particular type of business operating contracts and control Board are quite suitable for defence services and river valley projects respectively. The government determines the rights and power of the members of such an organization at the time of its formation.

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Business Growth, Causes, Growth, State Ownership

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  1. Aaron Jolia says

    May 22, 2019 at 8:38 pm

    Co-ownership is the relationship between two or more persons who employ their money in order to own property. In other words, it is the joint ownership of property by two or more person. This ownership, is generally arisen by the operation of law as we as from status. The property of the co-owner is used in the business for commercial purposes or it is rented out. The persons who form this type organization are individually known as co-owners and are collectively named as ownership. It is possible to have co-ownership of any businessman, citizen with Govt in their projects?

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    • Admin says

      May 22, 2019 at 8:58 pm

      It is possible but depends upon state Law. Check your country law

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