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Ghana: privatization supporters continue push despite failures to lower prices and improve services. A study led by OECD found that privatized electricity had 23% higher costs. (publicservices.international)
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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Yeah, they were lying.

They knew it wouldn't do that. They just said so, because that sequence of mouth noises made them more money. It's not "despite" anything. They achieved their goal, and the stated motives were irrelevant.