Reforms · Economic Governance
Regulatory Parity
Equal Rules for Public and Private Alike
Regardless of the organizational structure, the goods and services that emerge from them and the working conditions should be treated equally. Regulatory Parity ensures equal treatment for all enterprises, empowering individuals and supporting jurisdictions.
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The Mechanism
The Privatization–Socialization Interchange
Equal treatment is what makes movement possible. When public and private play by the same rules, a jurisdiction can move a service either way — toward the market or toward the common good.
Because public and private enterprises are held to the same rules, a jurisdiction can shift a service between them as circumstances change — privatizing what the market serves best, socializing what the common good requires.
Per Organization: Privatization ↔ Socialization
A service can sit anywhere on the spectrum — and move either way. Privatize toward Private Enterprise, or Socialize toward Public Service, passing through Public-Private Partnership.
The interchange principle: Regulatory Parity enshrines a jurisdiction’s capacity to move between economic models — and never stay beholden to a system that isn’t working.
Allows Socialization
Guarantees that private enterprises available for sale and monopolistic enterprises can be socialized for the common good.
Allows Privatization
Guarantees that Corporations of Common Good can be sold on the open market or dissolved with legislative consent.
The Guarantees
What Regulatory Parity Guarantees
Three assurances that hold no matter which model a jurisdiction chooses.
Ensures Fair Treatment
Guarantees Common Good Corporations and Private Enterprises offering the same goods and services, are treated identically.
Empowers Individuals & Organizations
Guarantees the right to engage in private enterprise alone or with others.
Supports Jurisdictions
Guarantees the right to create Corporations of the Common Good to establish a robust social safety net.
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