Privatisation against the European social model
Subtitle: a critique of European policies and proposals for alternatives
By: edited by Marica Frangakis ... [et al.].
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780230250680; 9780230224094
Subjects: Government & Business; Economic Development; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Structural Adjustment; Economic policy; Business Development; Public Policy; Development; Sozialstaat; Privatisierung; Social policy; General; Privatization; Case studies; Sozialpolitik; Economic Policy; EU-Staaten; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Deregulierung
Description: This book presents a comprehensive overview and critical analysis of the processes of liberalisation and privatisation, and their consequences for economic performance, social cohesion and political democracy in the European Union.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: privatisation and the crisis of social Europe; title: Privatisation in Western Europe; title: Privatisation in the Central and East European Countries; title: Finance as driver of privatisation; title: Theoretical approaches to explaining and understanding privatisation; title: The European social models: contours of the discussion; title: Privatisation in the industrial sector; title: Liberalisation in network industries; title: Privatisation and marketisation of health care; title: Privatisation of education; title: Privatisation of pensions; title: Bank liberalisation and privatisation; title: Privatisation trajectories in Europe: a cross-sector view; title: The impact of privatisation and liberalisation of public services on the European social model; title: Elements of a progressive European social model; title: The role of the public sector in a progressive construction of Europe; title: Social actors; title: trade unions and social movements.