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What are the characteristics of parastatals?

      

List the characteristics of parastatals.

  

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Maurice
(i) Are formed to provide essential services on behalf of the government.

(ii)Some are monopoly in the area of operation.

(iii) Do not have share capital.

(iv) They are purely owned by the government.

Features of parastatals

? Provide essential services.
? Not profit motivated.
? Is formed by an Act of Parliament.
? Is mainly funded by the government.
? Is managed by government appointees.
? Any surplus earned-is surrendered to the government.
? Has limited liabilities. '
? Attachment to a government ministry.
? Can be dissolved only through an act of parliamen
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 17, 2017 at 06:22


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