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NAME : LAU KOH SIN ( SW1306FD3452 ) SEMESTER : 3
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Privatization in Malaysia
In Malaysia, privatization is generally defined as the transfer of ownership from public to private sector. It could also refer as changing status of a business, service or industry from state, government or public to private ownership or control. Occasionally, the term privatization is to include the use of private contractors to provide services previously rendered by the public sector. Full privatization is not the norm in Malaysia; hence most privatization involves transferring only some of the government ownership.
In summary, privatization is a policy of transferring government ownership to private ownership through various methods. In this definition, privatization includes the transformation of government-controlled business into privately owned enterprises. It is also includes the transfers of a full or partial government ownership to private ownership through the sale of equity in the capital market. Privatization in state-owned