Globalisation and EU policy-making
Subtitle: the neo-liberal transformation of telecommunications and electricity
By: Ian Bartle
Series: European Policy Research Unit series
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Manchester, UK; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: European Union; Globalization; Electric power distribution -- Government policy -- European Union countries; Telecommunication policy -- European Union countries; European Union countries -- Economic policy
Description: "The last two decades of the twentieth century have witnessed a dramatic transformation of economic organisation across Europe. The creation of liberalised European single markets in the telecommunications and electricity supply sectors out of national monopolies is a spectacular example of this transformation. This book analyses the impact of globalisation on EU policy-making associated with this transformation in terms of the role of technology and markets in the two sectors. This is assessed and contrasted with the role of institutions and ideas." "This book will appeal to scholars and students of globalisation, European integration and policy-making and utilities policy and regulation."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-222) and index