Municipalities, indeed, have widened their industrial domain considerably; it has become common for them to take into their own hands things like the gas and water supply of the community which would in any case be Monopolies, and their management, being exposed to an extremely effective local opinion, is generally very advantageous.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
But if the balance of evidence seems against public management in this class of Monopolies, it stands, I think, decidedly in favour of public management in another and not unimportant class.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
The question is entirely different with proposals that are sometimes made for converting into municipal Monopolies branches of production-such, for example, as the bread supply of the community-which are carried on by individual management under effective competition.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae