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In government we trust : market failure and the delusions of privatisation / Warwick Funnell, Robert Jupe, Jane Andrew.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Funnell, Warwick.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Privatization.
- Capitalism--Political aspects.
- Capitalism.
- Capitalism--Social aspects.
- Economics--Sociological aspects.
- Economics.
- Economic policy.
- Financial crises.
- Government accountability.
- Intervention (Federal government).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pluto Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- An examination of privatisation failures in Western liberal democracies and the ways in which they have exposed communities and governments to social, economic and political instability.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; The state under siege; Part I Beliefs; 'The benevolenceof the butcher':self-interest vs publicinterest; The 'proper' ends ofgovernment; Part II Realities; Structural failure:British transportinfrastructure; The privatisation ofpublic profits: utilities; The price of an orderedsociety: prisons; Last thoughts, primaryresponsibilities; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-303) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7453-2907-1
- 1-74223-173-X
- 1-74223-054-7
- OCLC:
- 476256019
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