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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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public and private appropriation

Does "public appropriation" and "private appropriation" mean "public and private ownership", that is "belonging to the public or private sector"?
  

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appropriation means taking possession of something that belongs to someone else. Here's how it works in Canada . appropriation by the public sector means eg the government can take my land in order to build a railroad.

  • appropriation means taking possession of something that belongs to someone else.
  • Here's how it works in Canada .
  • appropriation by the public sector means eg the government can take my land in order to build a railroad.
  • They have the legal right, although the process is rare and difficult, and they must pay me a fair price.
  • The private sector does not have this right.
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appropriation means taking possession of something that belongs to someone else.

Here's how it works in Canada.

appropriation by the public sector means
eg the government can take my land in order to build a railroad.
They have the legal right, although the process is rare and difficult, and they must pay me a fair price.

The private sector d

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