States of Liberalization: Redefining the Public Sector in Integrated EuropeAs economic competition is introduced into areas formerly served by public sector monopolies, to what extent do governments lose discretion over their use of the public sector? 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 purchasing of goods and services, postal services, and public sector financial institutions, Mitchell P. Smith explores and explains the scope and the limits of this transformation. While European economic integration and the application of European Community competition policy have substantially infused competition into public services, the process has been more modest, and more deliberate, than a simple reading of Europe's potent market-making mechanisms would predict. |
Contents
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2 EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ASMARKETMAKING | 21 |
3 EXPLAINING EUROPEANIZATION | 39 |
4 EUROPEAN COMMUNITYCOMPETITION POLICY ANDTHE PUBLIC SECTOR | 56 |
THEPERSISTENCE OF PROTECTIONISM | 87 |
POSTALSERVICES LIBERALIZATION INCOMPARATIVE CONTEXT | 109 |
7 CHALLENGING THE SOCIAL MARKETECONOMY? EUROPEAN COMMUNITYCOMPETITION POLICY ANDGERMANYS PUBLIC LAW ... | 145 |
8 LIBERALIZATION AND ITS LIMITS | 169 |
Notes | 193 |
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