Crown corporation

Crown corporation

In the Commonwealth realms, a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise.

Equivalent names in other jurisdictions include:

* government trading enterprises
* government-owned corporations
* state-owned enterprises

ee also

* Crown corporations of Canada
* State-owned enterprises of New Zealand
* nationalization


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