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States of liberalization : redefining the public sector in integrated Europe /

"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...

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Main Author: Smith, Mitchell P., 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Competition > European Union countries.
Europe > Economic integration.
European Union countries > Social policy.
European Union countries > Politics and government.
European Economic Community countries > Social policy.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:142374778X
9781423747789
9780791482834
0791482839
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • STATES OFLIBERALIZATION Redefining the Public Sector in Integrated Europe
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AS MARKET-MAKING
  • 3. EXPLAINING EUROPEANIZATION
  • 4. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COMPETITION POLICY AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR
  • 5. GOVERNMENT PURCHASING: THE PERSISTENCE OF PROTECTIONISM
  • 6. DELAYED DELIVERY: POSTAL SERVICES LIBERALIZATION IN COMPARATIVE CONTEXT
  • 7. CHALLENGING THE SOCIAL MARKET ECONOMY? EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COMPETITION POLICY AND GERMANY'S PUBLIC LAW BANKS
  • 8. LIBERALIZATION AND ITS LIMITS
  • Notes
  • Chapter 1.

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