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Private sector

The private sector of a nation's economy consists of those entities which are not controlled by the state apparatus.

Usually, socialists seek to create smaller private sectors; while capitalists seek larger private sectors.

Compare public sector, privatization, nationalisation, Non-governmental organization, State-owned enterprise, VEB.

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