Public or private goods? : redefining res publica / edited by Brigitte Unger (Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands and former Director, Institute of Economic and Social Research WSI in Dusseldorf, Germany), Daan van der Linde (Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands), Michael Getzner (Center for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, Department of Spatial Planning, Vienna University of Technology, Austria)

Legitimized by the arguments of efficiency gains, public housing, pensions, unemployment insurance and health care are all being gradually privatized. In many countries, even the state's 'night-watchmen' role of providing security is offered by private prisons and security guards. In...

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Other Authors:	Unger, B. (Brigitte) (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2017]
Subjects:	Privatization.