Privatisation against the European Social Model

1. Introduction: Privatisation and the Crisis of Social Europe
Marica Frangakis, Christoph Hermann, Jörg Huffschmid, Károly Lóránt

Part I. Privatisation in the EU: Process and Discussion — An Overview

2. Privatisation in Western Europe
Marica Frangakis, Jörg Huffschmid

3. Privatisation in the Central and East European Countries
Károly Lóránt

4. Finance as Driver of Privatisation
Jörg Huffschmid

5. Theoretical Approaches to Explaining and Understanding Privatisation
Malcolm Sawyer

6. The European Social Models: Contours of the Discussion
Christoph Hermann

Part II. Case Studies

7. Privatisation in the Industrial Sector
Wlodzimierz Dymarski, Danes Brzica, Malcolm Sawyer

8. Liberalisation in Network Industries
David Flacher, Hugues Jennequin, Mehmet Ugur

9. Privatisation and Marketisation of Health Care Systems in Europe
Christine André, Christoph Hermann

10. Privatisation of Education
Wolfgang Blaas, Elsa Hackl, Birgit Mahnkopf

11. Privatisation of Pensions
Miren Etxezarreta, Mejra Festic

12. Bank Liberalisation and Privatisation
Marica Frangakis, Jörg Huffschmid, Joze Mencinger

13. Privatisation Trajectories in Europe: A Cross-Sector View
Marica Frangakis

Part III. Perspectives

14. The Impact of Privatisation and Liberalisation of Public Services on the European Social Model
Birgit Mahnkopf

15. Elements of a Progressive European Social Model
Christoph Hermann

16. The Role of the Public Sector in a Progressive Construction of Europe
Jörg Huffschmid, Jacques Mazier

17. Social Actors — Trade Unions and Social Movements
Miren Etxezarreta, Marica Frangakis

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Union Politics, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice, Public Finance, Political Science, Development Economics