LEADER 03188nam 2200493Ia 450 001 9910719617303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78195-535-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000342053 035 $a(EBL)1164222 035 $a(OCoLC)836401822 035 $a(UtOrBLW)9781781955352 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1164222 035 $a(PPN)224528963 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000342053 100 $a20120906d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aPublic sector shock $ethe impact of policy retrenchment in Europe /$f[edited by] Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 210 $aNorthampton, MA $cEdward Elgar Pub.$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (656 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-78195-534-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 sporadic 327 $a8. 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? 327 $a15. Austerity, privatization and levelling down: Public sector reforms in the United KingdomIndex 330 $aAfter 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 thr 606 $aFinancial crises$zEurope 606 $aEconomic policy$zEurope 615 0$aFinancial crises 615 0$aEconomic policy 676 $a336.4 701 $aVaughan-Whitehead$b Daniel$01084844 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910719617303321 996 $aPublic sector shock$93361931 997 $aUNINA