Get The Quasi Government: Hybrid

What is a Quasi-Government Agency? A quasi-government agency is a business entity that provides specific governmental services. Due to their special status, they are not quite a governmental agency but are not private businesses either.

Meaning of quasi-public in English having some public and some private features, for example providing public services but being privately owned or run: The city has a quasi-public agency that handles all building development.

A quasi-public corporation is a company in the private sector that is supported by the government with a public mandate to provide a given service. Examples include telegraph and telephone companies, oil and gas, water, and electric light companies, and irrigation companies.

Quasi-public organizations include for-profit and not-for-profit agencies specifically created to assist government in providing public services.

Quasi-Governmental Organizations (QGOs) are organizations that have both public and private characteristics, not fitting neatly into either category.

Some examples of quasi-public corporations in the US are Sallie Mae, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), the Communications Satellite Corporation (“COMSAT”), and the US Postal Service.

A quasi-public corporation is a company in the private sector that is supported by the government with a public mandate to provide a given service. Examples include telegraph and telephone companies, oil and gas, water, and electric light companies, and irrigation companies.

Some examples of quasi-official agencies include Fannie Mae, United States Institute of Peace and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Let's examine the role of quasi-official agencies within the United States.