Commercialisation in Local Government
By Ian Skates
How councils trade, invest and run companies — what more than a decade of evidence teaches, and how to get it right.
Register your interestA book built on evidence, not anecdote
Commercialisation in Local Government draws on the research behind the Nullam Method — including our published papers on the failings and successes of local authority trading companies — and on hands-on experience of council commercial ventures.
Why councils turned commercial
The funding arithmetic that made income generation unavoidable, the legal architecture councils must operate within, and what the sector actually built.
What the case record teaches
Lessons from more than a decade of council-owned company successes and failures — the controls that were missing, and the marks the durable companies share.
How to do it well
Practical frameworks for boards, shareholders, executives and audit committees: purpose, governance, financial discipline, performance and exit.
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