Screen LibraryPrivatisation against the European social model：a critique of European policies and proposals for alternatives
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Basingstoke |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 269 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780230224094 (hbk.) 0230224091 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | F150 |
| CLC: | F150.1 |
| Call Number: | F150.1/P961-1 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: privatisation and the crisis of social Europe -- Privatisation in Western Europe -- Privatisation in the Central and East European Countries -- Finance as driver of privatisation -- Theoretical approaches to explaining and understanding privatisation -- The European social models: contours of the discussion -- Privatisation in the industrial sector -- Liberalisation in network industries -- Privatisation and marketisation of health care -- Privatisation of education -- Privatisation of pensions -- Bank liberalisation and privatisation -- Privatisation trajectories in Europe: a 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. |