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Examines the transformation of public services in different varieties of capitalism. It compares postal reform in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, takes stock of the postal reform movement in Europe and internationally, and discusses policy approaches in telecoms and electricity.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Social welfare in the Regulatory State
3. Varieties of regulatory welfare regimes
4. Public service reforms and European capitalism
5. Delaying delivery: postal reform in France
6. Negotiating change: postal reform in Germany
7. Liberalising through the backdoor: postal reform in the UK
8. Postal reform in the European and international political economy
9. The political economy of postal reform and beyond
Index

The Social Face of the Regulatory State Reforming

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/07/2015
      ISBN13: 9780719090318, 978-0719090318
      ISBN10: 719090318

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the transformation of public services in different varieties of capitalism. It compares postal reform in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, takes stock of the postal reform movement in Europe and internationally, and discusses policy approaches in telecoms and electricity.

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction
      2. Social welfare in the Regulatory State
      3. Varieties of regulatory welfare regimes
      4. Public service reforms and European capitalism
      5. Delaying delivery: postal reform in France
      6. Negotiating change: postal reform in Germany
      7. Liberalising through the backdoor: postal reform in the UK
      8. Postal reform in the European and international political economy
      9. The political economy of postal reform and beyond
      Index

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