In government we trust [[electronic resource] ] : market failure and the delusions of privatisation / / Warwick Funnell, Robert Jupe, Jane Andrew
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Funnell Warwick
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In government we trust [[electronic resource] ] : market failure and the delusions of privatisation / / Warwick Funnell, Robert Jupe, Jane Andrew
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Pluto Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320 |
| 338.9 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Privatization |
| Capitalism - Political aspects | |
| Capitalism - Social aspects | |
| Economics - Sociological aspects | |
| Economic policy | |
| Financial crises | |
| Government accountability | |
| Intervention (Federal government) | |
| Altri autori: |
JupeR. E (Robert E.)
AndrewJane (Jane L.)
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-303) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | In government we trust |
| ISBN: | 0-7453-2907-1 |
| 1-74223-173-X | |
| 1-74223-054-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782893403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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