State regulation and the politics of public service

Description

This text addresses the question of public service in the context of privatization, with specific reference to the water industry. The notion of public service is examined both theoretically and historically, thereby placing the development of the public utilities in a broader frame than usual. The way in which public services are part of a complicated state relation that has developed throughout the 20th century is systematically investigated, opening up a series of questions of direct relevance for current debates about public ownership and nationalization.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Employment and work relations in context

Other Editions

• State regulation and the politics of public service: the case of the water industryMansell1998-01-01
• State Regulation and the Politics of Public ServiceHardcoverRoutledge1999-08-03