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  • n  the action of forming or becoming a nation
  • n  the action of rendering national in character
  • n  changing something from private to state ownership or control

  • Richardson also has a good essay on nationalisation, in which he said this: "In a recent conversation, Myron Scholes told me he was also in favour of nationalisation as long as .
  • Opposition to putting the Government in business, to nationalisation of public utilities.
  • One effect of the way the quasi-nationalisation is structured is that US institutions may well suffer more than foreign ones.
Quotes

  • David Cameron in BBC News
    Mr Cameron told reporters: "The nationalisation of Northern Rock is a disaster for the British taxpayer, a disaster for this government and a disaster for our country."
  • Lindsey Graham in The Canberra Times
    We should be focusing on what works,Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina, told the Financial Times. "We cannot keep pouring good money after bad. If nationalisation is what works, then we should do it."
  • Moammar Gadhafi in GulfNews
    Oil-exporting countries may move towards nationalisation because of the rapidly declining prices. This is put on the table and is being discussed seriously,Gaddafi said through an interpreter.

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