According to a study by the Reason Public Policy Institute, private ambulance services offer more efficient, less costly emergency medical services than do fire departments. Data show that private firms perform better, have faster access to technology, and are more cost-effective than public agencies. Now U.S. Army planners are harnessing Tinseltown imaginations to cook up potential real-life scenarios. The Duma is debating proposals to reform and extend Russia's privatization policies. Among the main disputes are concerns about the body's power to designate which specific industries will be taken out of state control.
Officials insist that they plan to return the airline to private control.
China Even as China attempts to free its economy and encourage entrepreneurship, the country's massive state-owned enterprises continue to drain money and resources, hobbling the economy. China Zhang Jiacheng persuaded local officials to sign over their entire village to his company. He abolished the local government and won the villagers over with promises of relative riches within three years. Join the network for free. The Freedom Network is a service of The Henry Hazlitt Foundation .