03188nam 2200493Ia 450 991071961730332120200520144314.01-78195-535-2(CKB)2670000000342053(EBL)1164222(OCoLC)836401822(UtOrBLW)9781781955352(MiAaPQ)EBC1164222(PPN)224528963(EXLCZ)99267000000034205320120906d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPublic sector shock the impact of policy retrenchment in Europe /[edited by] Daniel Vaughan-WhiteheadNorthampton, MA Edward Elgar Pub.20131 online resource (656 p.)Includes index.1-78195-534-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; 1. Public sector shock in Europe: Between structural reforms and quantitative adjustment; 2. Public sector adjustment and the threat to gender equality; 3. Early application of fiscal austerity measures in the Baltic states; 4. Croatia: Public sector adaptation and its impact on working conditions; 5. France: The public service under pressure; 6. Public sector adjustments in Germany: From cooperative to competitive federalism; 7. Public sector adjustment amidst structural adjustment in Greece: Subordinate, spasmodic and sporadic8. Hungary: Public sector labour market from crisis to crisis9. Cautious adjustment in a context of economic collapse: The public sector in the Irish crises; 10. The Netherlands: Wage cuts no longer a constructive option; 11. Portugal: Structural reforms interrupted by austerity; 12. Romania: A country under permanent public sector reform; 13. Those were the days, my friend: The public sector and the economic crisis in Spain; 14. Early fiscal consolidation and negotiated flexibility in Sweden: A fair way out of the crisis?15. Austerity, privatization and levelling down: Public sector reforms in the United KingdomIndexAfter a first series of policy responses to the 2008 - 09 crisis aimed at sustaining domestic demand through expansionary anti-crisis packages, most European governments - starting with Greece, Ireland, Bulgaria and Romania, and followed by many others - have since put in place a series of restrictive budgetary policies aimed at reducing their budget deficits. With these new policies, a significant number of jobs and wages have been cut in the public sector. A number of expenditure items related to education and training have also been cut. These reforms have given rise to waves of protest thrFinancial crisesEuropeEconomic policyEuropeFinancial crisesEconomic policy336.4Vaughan-Whitehead Daniel1084844MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910719617303321Public sector shock3361931UNINA