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- States of Liberalization: Redefining the Public Sector in Integrated Europe
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
As economic competition is introduced into areas formerly served by public sector monopolies, to what extent do governments lose discretion over their use of the public sector? States of Liberalization examines the impact of the European Union’s rigorous single-market competition policy on the abilities of Western European governments to use the public sector to achieve political objectives. Examining several politically contentious sectors, including government purchasing of goods and services, postal services, and public sector financial institutions, Mitchell P. Smith explores and explains the scope and the limits of this transformation. While European economic integration and the application of European Community competition policy have substantially infused competition into public services, the process has been more modest, and more deliberate, than a simple reading of Europe’s potent market-making mechanisms would predict.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. iii-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- pp. 1-20
- 3. EXPLAINING EUROPEANIZATION
- pp. 39-55
- 8. LIBERALIZATION AND ITS LIMITS
- pp. 169-192
- Bibliography
- pp. 217-228
- Index, SUNY series in Global Politics
- pp. 229-245
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791482834
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
63148938
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No