Scenarios about 'state-owned enterprises'
State-owned enterprises are businesses and corporations where the government holds full or partial ownership and control. These entities have played significant roles in national economic development, especially in mixed economies, socialist systems, and developing nations seeking to protect strategic industries. In alternate history scenarios, different patterns of state ownership can fundamentally alter economic systems, technological development paths, and geopolitical power balances.
What If Privatization Never Became a Global Trend?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the global wave of privatization that began in the 1980s never occurred, dramatically reshaping modern political economy, state power, and public services.