Social:Quasi-corporation
A quasi-corporation is[1] an entity that exercises some of the functions of a corporation, but has not been granted separate legal personality by statute.[2] For example, a public corporation with limited authority and powers such as a county or school district is a quasi-corporation.
Definition
A quasi-corporation is an entity that is not incorporated or otherwise legally established, but which functions as if it were a corporation.[3]
United States
Federal government
When created by the federal government of the United States, these entities are commonly called quasi-public corporations. These now or in the past have included telegraph and telephone companies, oil and gas, water, and electrical power companies, and irrigation companies.[4] Some examples of quasi-public corporations in the US are Sallie Mae, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), the Communications Satellite Corporation (“COMSAT”), and the US Postal Service.[5]
State and local government
In the United States , such entities established, supported, or controlled by a city, county, or township may be called quasi-municipal corporations.[6]
References
- ↑ "OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms - Quasi-corporations Definition". https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=2225.
- ↑ "Quasi-corporation". Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/quasi-corporation.
- ↑ Lienart, Ian (8 June 2008). "Where Does the Public Sector End and the Private Sector Begin?". IMF Working Paper No. 09/122.
- ↑ Liberto, Daniel. "Quasi-Public Corporation Definition" (in en). https://www.investopedia.com/terms/q/quasi_public_corporation.asp.
- ↑ André, Rae (December 2010). "Assessing the Accountability of Government-Sponsored Enterprises and Quangos". Journal of Business Ethics 97 (2): 271–289. doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0509-y.
- ↑ Tooke, C.W. (1931). "The Status of the Municipal Corporation in American Law". Minnesota Law Review 16: 343.
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