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Public ownership of forests has its roots in history, but is difficult to justify in economic terms. The society's interest in preserving the welfare (i.e., protective and recreational) function of the forest is assured by the forestry law, which, for 150 years, has set strict standards for forest management, and open access to forests for the public was first granted 25 years ago. \u00d6BF was a federally operated enterprise until 1997. State enterprises are usually less efficient than their privately owned counterparts, the consequence of limited decision-making powers, rigid and strictly regulated workflows and a wage system not affected by the economic success or failure of an operation. The operational and managerial weaknesses suffered by \u00d6BF were to be overcome by turning it into a public limited company (under sole federal ownership). 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