State enterprises

Abstract

Twenty-five years ago there was in existence only a single company which might be regarded as similar to the very large number of semi- state bodies which are now in existence. During the intervening twenty five years while that particular body?the National Land Bank, Limited ?has ceased to be associated with the state, there has been a remarkable growth in the number of such organisations. The purpose of this paper is to describe shortly certain of the trading bodies which have been established and to investigate how far it is possible to trace any definite line of development.