States of liberalization : redefining the public sector in integrated Europe / Mitchell P. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Mitchell P., 1960-

Series:

SUNY series in global politics.

SUNY series in global politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition--European Union countries.

Competition.

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

European Integration as Market-Making

Explaining Europeanization

European Community Competition Policy and the Public Sector

Government Purchasing: The Persistence Of Protectionism

Delayed Delivery: Postal Services Liberalization in Comparative Context

Challenging the Social Market Economy? European Community Competition Policy and Germany’S Public Law Banks

Liberalization and its Limits

Notes

Bibliography

Index

SUNY Series in Global Politics

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-227) and index.

ISBN:

9780791482834

0791482839

9781423747789

142374778X

OCLC:

461442597