Either: a. Government ownership and operation of a productive facility for the purposes of providing some goods or services to citizens; or, b. In investments, portion of a corporations stock that is publicly traded and owned in the open market.
Barry Goldsmith
| APA | Barry Goldsmith. (2010). public ownership. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/public_ownership/definitions/1161453 |
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