. ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁revers al ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁Song ▁dynast y ▁policies , ▁which ▁had ▁themselves ▁over turn ed ▁earlier ▁policies ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁more ▁rig orous ▁state ▁control . ▁ ▁In ▁Britain , ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁common ▁lands ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁en closure ▁( in ▁Scotland ▁as ▁the ▁Low land ▁Clear ances ▁and ▁the ▁High land ▁Clear ances ). ▁Sign ific ant ▁priv at izations ▁of ▁this ▁nature ▁occurred ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁preceding ▁the ▁industrial ▁revolution ▁in ▁that ▁country . ▁▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁on wards ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁mass ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁state ▁property ▁occurred ▁in ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 3 – 1 9 3 7 : ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁sold ▁off ▁public ▁ownership ▁in ▁several ▁state - owned ▁fir ms ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁The ▁fir ms ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁se ctors : ▁steel , ▁min ing , ▁bank ing , ▁local ▁public ▁util ities , ▁ship yard , ▁ship - lines , ▁rail ways , ▁etc . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this , ▁delivery ▁of ▁some ▁public ▁services ▁produced ▁by ▁public ▁administr ations ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁especially ▁social ▁services ▁and ▁services ▁related ▁to ▁work , ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁mainly ▁to ▁several ▁organizations ▁within ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party