Privatization of public services and infrastructure comes in many forms and is constantly mutating. In its most extreme form, privatization is the all-out sale of public assets like buildings, utilities, or roads to a private corporation.

Loss of accountability and democratic control, higher costs, lower quality and diminished access are just some of the consequences when private interests are put ahead of the public’s well-being.

Privatization comes in many forms, often dressed up in fancy language. Here are the plain facts about more than a dozen ways public services, facilities, and infrastructure can be privatized.

Checkout this amazing resource from CUPE National here.