' ▁direct ▁provision ▁of ▁security , ▁stability , ▁and ▁safety , ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁good ▁( in ▁the ▁public ▁interest ) ▁with ▁a ▁long - term ▁( for ▁poster ity ) ▁perspective . ▁ ▁As ▁for ▁natural ▁mon opol ies , ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁priv at ization ▁claim ▁that ▁they ▁aren ' t ▁subject ▁to ▁fair ▁competition , ▁and ▁better ▁administr ated ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Although ▁private ▁companies ▁will ▁provide ▁a ▁similar ▁good ▁or ▁service ▁alongside ▁the ▁government , ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁priv at ization ▁are ▁careful ▁about ▁completely ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁public ▁goods , ▁services ▁and ▁assets ▁into ▁private ▁hands ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁reasons : ▁ ▁Performance : ▁a ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected ▁government ▁is ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁through ▁a ▁legisl ature , ▁Congress ▁or ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁is ▁motiv ated ▁to ▁saf egu arding ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁profit ▁mot ive ▁may ▁be ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁social ▁object ives . ▁ ▁Im prov ements : ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁motiv ated ▁to ▁performance ▁improvements ▁as ▁well ▁run ▁business es ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁State ' s ▁reven ues . ▁ ▁Cor ruption : ▁government ▁minister s ▁and ▁civil ▁servants ▁are ▁bound ▁to ▁u ph old ▁the ▁highest ▁eth ical ▁standards , ▁and ▁standards ▁of ▁prob ity ▁are ▁guaranteed ▁through ▁codes ▁of ▁conduct ▁and ▁declarations ▁of ▁interest . ▁However , ▁the ▁s elling ▁process ▁could ▁lack ▁trans par ency , ▁allowing ▁the ▁purch aser ▁and ▁civil ▁servants ▁cont rolling