At least in its later stages, Thatcherite privatisation was concerned with the restructuring of government-owned industries to introduce price mechanisms, competition and transparent regulation, to offer a share of ownership to the public, and to promote general economic efficiency.
That is why last year Director Kerlikowske accompanied various Members of Congress and interested congressional staff during visits to Louisville, Lexington, London, and Pikeville to share the latest information on the prescription drug abuse epidemic with officials from the public and private sectors and offer Federal assistance in combating the problem.
The report suggests that public companies stop their issuing of earnings guidance, or at least offer an annual guidance that includes several earnings per share numbers instead of the current system of including one EPS number per quarter.