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... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > educational organizations > British educational organizations > government organizations > public authorities
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > government organizations > public authorities
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > types of organization > government organizations > public authorities
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban politics > public authorities
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban politics > public authorities

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public authorities  

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  • Public authorities, also known as public or government corporations, are business-like organizations that manage, maintain, or regulate the major capital assets of governments such as highways and mass transportation, water and sewer passageways, and construction of universities, hospitals, and other public buildings. They also fund projects by providing investment capital for private economic development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Public Authorities]

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