{"product_id":"states-of-liberalization-mitchell-p-smith-9780791465448","title":"States of Liberalization: Redefining the Public Sector in Integrated Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the limits of economic liberalization within the European Union.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitchell P. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791465446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791465448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.06w x 0.61d","brand":"Mitchell P. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096727920895,"sku":"9780791465448","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/states-of-liberalization-mitchell-p-smith-9780791465448","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}