02620nam 2200649Ia 450 991078289340332120230207230046.00-7453-2907-11-74223-173-X1-74223-054-7(CKB)1000000000716492(EBL)421318(OCoLC)476256019(Au-PeEL)EBL3571072(CaPaEBR)ebr10351541(MiAaPQ)EBC3571072(EXLCZ)99100000000071649220090114d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||In government we trust[electronic resource] market failure and the delusions of privatisation /Warwick Funnell, Robert Jupe, Jane AndrewLondon Pluto Press20091 online resource (315 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780868409669 0-86840-966-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-303) and index.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; IndexAn 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.PrivatizationCapitalismPolitical aspectsCapitalismSocial aspectsEconomicsSociological aspectsEconomic policyFinancial crisesGovernment accountabilityIntervention (Federal government)Privatization.CapitalismPolitical aspects.CapitalismSocial aspects.EconomicsSociological aspects.Economic policy.Financial crises.Government accountability.Intervention (Federal government)320338.9Funnell Warwick1537518Jupe R. E(Robert E.)1537519Andrew Jane(Jane L.)1537520MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782893403321In government we trust3786856UNINA