The provision of public services in Europe : between state, local government and market

"The book is the first of its kind to provide a comparative analysis of the provision of social and public services in France, Italy, Germany, the UK and Norway. -- This volume, co-authored by leading national experts, topically examines whether, when, how and why the delivery of social and pub...

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Other Authors Wollmann, Hellmut, 1936- (Editor), Marcou, Gérard, 1947- (Editor)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, c2010
Subjects
veřejné služby > Evropa
sociální služby > Evropa
sociální politika > Evropa
veřejná správa > Evropa
místní správa > Evropa
public utilities > Europe
social service > Europe
social policy > Europe
public administration > Europe
local government > Europe
srovnávací studie
comparative studies
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ISBN9781848448094
Physical Descriptionxv, 266 s. : il. ; 24 cm

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • Hellmut Wollmann and Gérard Marcou
  • 2. The Multi-level Institutional Setting in Germany, Italy, France and the UK: A Comparative Overview
  • Hellmut Wollmann, Enzo Balboni, Jean-Pierre Gaudin and Gérard Marcou
  • 3. New Public Management in Continental Europe: Local Government Modernization in Germany, France and Italy from a Comparative Perspective
  • Sabine Kuhlmann and Paolo Fedele
  • 4. The Local Government Role in Pre-school Child Care Policy in France, Germany, Italy and the UK
  • Michael Hill, Martine Long, Anna Marzanati and Frank Bönker
  • 5. Towards Marketization and Centralization? The Changing Role of Local Government in Long-term Care in England, France, Germany and Italy
  • Frank Bönker, Michael Hill and Anna Marzanati
  • 6. Health Services: Issues and Trends in Italy, France and Germany
  • Dieter Grunow, Francesco Longo and Martine Long
  • 7. Comparative Study of a Local Service: Waste Management in France, Germany, Italy and the UK
  • Magali Dreyfus, Annette Elisabeth Töller, Carlo Iannello and John McEldowney
  • 8. From Public Service to Commodity: The Demunicipalization (or Remunicipalization) of Energy Provision in Germany, Italy, France, the UK and Norway
  • Hellmut Wollmann, Harald Baldersheim, Giulio Citroni, Gérard Marcou and John McEldowney
  • 9. Neither State nor Market: Municipalities, Corporations and Municipal Corporatization in Water Services Germany, France and Italy Compared
  • Giulio Citroni
  • 10. Comparative Aspects of Institutional Variants for Local Public Service Provision
  • Giuseppe Grossi, Gérard Marcou and Christoph Reichard
  • 11. From Public Sector-based to Privatized Service Provision. Is the Pendulum Swinging Back Again? Comparative Summary
  • Hellmut Wollmann and Gérard Marcou
  • Index

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