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State-led Privatisation and the Demise of the Democratic State - Welfare Reform and Localism in an Era of Regulatory Capitalism (Paperback)
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State-led Privatisation and the Demise of the Democratic State - Welfare Reform and Localism in an Era of Regulatory Capitalism (Paperback)
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For decades now we have been told that we are living through a
governance revolution. Gone are the days when government agencies
and bureaucrats told us what to do and how to do it. We are no
longer clients of the state but empowered citizens who are able to
take greater control over our own lives and the activities of those
who govern in our name. Across the world the prevailing narrative
has become one of Good Governance, devolution, liberation, and
freedom of expression. In policy fields as diverse as development
planning, healthcare, and public transport a neo-pluralist rhetoric
has emerged based on the principles of 'co-production' and
partnership working. And yet at the same time a curious paradox is
emerging. Whilst the prevailing zeitgeist is one of openness and
citizen empowerment, this book will show that in reality new modes
of governance are emerging in which state controls have actually
been expanded into many spheres of life that were previously left
unregulated. For some a new political economy of 'regulatory
capitalism' has emerged and this, in turn, has ushered in
unprecedented forms of state-led privatisation under which
democratically-elected politicians have voluntarily handed over
their powers, responsibilities, and resources to new corporate
elites who promise to deliver services in more efficient and
equitable ways. As the discussion will show, in reality the
rhetoric of Good Governance has, therefore, been used to legitimate
the wholesale transfer of welfare assets and services beyond the
democratic control of state actors and the citizens that they
represent. Privatisation has become a new utopianism that involves
a revolution in ways of thinking about democracy, governance, and
urban management, the implications of which will be felt by current
and future generations.
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