History A-Level
Privatisation
What Privatisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Privatisation
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The sale of state-owned utilities such as British Gas, aiming to create a share-owning democracy.
Topics that use Privatisation
- 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The impact of Thatcherism, 1979–1987 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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