Privatisation against the European social model: a critique of European policies and proposals for alternatives

This book addresses the EU as powerful driver of the wave of privatisations in the network industries and public services since the early 1990s. Based on theoretical arguments and empirical studies it examines the impact of these policies on what is regarded as the normative pillars of the European Social Model. INDICE: Introduction: Privatisation and the Crisis of Social Europe - PARTI: PRIVATISATION IN THE EU: PROCESS AND DISCUSSION b AN OVERVIEW - Privatisation in Western Europe - Privatisation in the Central and East European Countries - Finance as Driver of Privatisation - Theoretical Approaches to Explainingand Understanding Privatisation - The European Social Models: Contours of theDiscussion - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Privatisation in the Industrial Sector -Liberalisation in Network Industries - Privatisation and Marketisation of Health Care Systems in Europe - Privatisation of Education - Privatisation of Pensions - Bank Liberalisation and Privatisation - Privatisation Trajectories in Europe: A Cross b Sector View - PART III: PERSPECTIVES - The Impact of Privatisation and Liberalisation of Public Services on the European Social Model - Elements of a Progressive European Social Model - The Role of the Public Sector in a Progressive Construction of Europe - Social Actors b Trade Unions and Social Movements -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22409-4
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 05/11/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés