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    20th Century · English

    Where and Why Public Ownership Has Failed

    Yves Guyot

    Where and Why Public Ownership Has Failed, by Yves Guyot (1843–1928), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.

    Chapters
    53
    Variants
    53
    Genre
    Economics
    Difficulty
    Advanced

    Chapters

    1. 01Prefaceprose
    2. 02Chapter I: Two Precepts, Chapter II: The Three Mainsprings of Human Actionprose
    3. 03Chapter III: Determining Motives of Private as Against Public Enterprisesprose
    4. 04Chapter IV: Government and Municipal Trading Operationsprose
    5. 05Book II: Financial Results of Government and Municipal Ownership, Chapter I: Bookkeeping in State and Municipal Trading prose
    6. 06Book II: Financial Results of Government and Municipal Ownership, Conclusionsprose
    7. 07Chapter II: The Belgian State Railroadsprose
    8. 08Chapter III: Prussian Railroadsprose
    9. 09Chapter IV: State Railways of Austria and Hungaryprose
    10. 10Chapter V: Italian Railwaysprose
    11. 11Chapter VI: The Railways of the Swiss Federation.prose
    12. 12Chapter VII: Railways of New Zealandprose
    13. 13Chapter VIII: Government Railroads in Franceprose
    14. 14Chapter IX: Public vs. Private Operationprose
    15. 15Chapter X: The Holy Cities of Municipal Operationprose
    16. 16Chapter XI: Operation of Gas and Electricity in the United Kingdomprose
    17. 17Chapter XII: Tramways in Great Britainprose
    18. 18Chapter XIII: Housing of the Working Classes and Public Ownership in Great Britainprose
    19. 19Chapter XIV: Housing of the Working Classes on the Continentprose
    20. 20Chapter XII: Tramways in Great Britain, Conclusionsprose
    21. 21Chapter XV: Government Control of Food Suppliesprose
    22. 22Chapter XVI: Victims of Government Ownershipprose
    23. 23Chapter XVII: Charges, Debts and Creditprose
    24. 24Chapter XVIII: Fictitious Profitsprose
    25. 25Chapter XIX: Fiscal Monopoliesprose
    26. 26Chapter XX: The Alcohol Monopoly in Switzerland and Russiaprose
    27. 27Chapter XXI: Financial Disorderprose
    28. 28Chapter XXII: The Purchase Priceprose
    29. 29Chapter XXIII: Delusions of Profit and the Life Insurance Monopoly in Italyprose
    30. 30Chapter XXIV: The Fiscal Mines of the Saar Districtprose
    31. 31Chapter XXV: Public versus Private Enterpriseprose
    32. 32Book III: Administrative Results, Chapter I: Administrative Resultsprose
    33. 33Chapter II: The Safety of Travelers upon State and Private Railway Linesprose
    34. 34Chapter III: Disorders, Delays and Errorsprose
    35. 35Chapter IV: Official Conservatismprose
    36. 36Chapter V: Laborprose
    37. 37Chapter VI: The Consumerprose
    38. 38Chapter VII: Programs of Organization and Regulationprose
    39. 39Book IV: Political and Social Consequences of Public Operation, Chapter I: Socialist Programs and the Factsprose
    40. 40Chapter II: Bluffprose
    41. 41Chapter III: Results of Experienceprose
    42. 42Chapter IV: The State a Dishonest Manprose
    43. 43Chapter V: Corruptionprose
    44. 44Chapter VI: Nationalization of Public Utilities and the Foundation of Great Fortunesprose
    45. 45Chapter VII: Disintegrating Character of Public Operationprose
    46. 46Appendix “a”: Alcoholism in Russiaprose
    47. 47Appendix “B”: The Financial Year in Australia, Effects of Labour Rule. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)prose
    48. 48Growth of Labour Expenditureprose
    49. 49The Commonwealth and the Statesprose
    50. 50Appendix “C”: The Shortcomings of the Telephone in Englandprose
    51. 51Private Enterprise in Americaprose
    52. 52Results of Efficient Serviceprose
    53. 53Failure of Government Controlprose