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This international volume presents a comprehensive, comparative
study of the transformation of the European telecommunications
industry from 1990 to the present. The book focuses on the old
incumbent operators and their dramatic change from state agencies
to listed companies. It analyzes the liberalization process, as
well as the corporatization and privatization of these companies.
The contributors assess the conditions for the transformations
taking place; the driving forces for change; the effects to
management, the efforts of the EU during these processes, and
ultimately, the role of the private owner. Political science
publications have all but excluded analysis of the newly privatized
companies; their contribution to the liberalization process both
before and after privatization; and the interplay between the
national political and company levels. The book redresses this
shortcoming, and also features a double empirical focus in that the
main national incumbents in Europe are analyzed and compared to
Telenor, the Norwegian former incumbent.
Telecommunications is one of the most dynamic industries in the
modern world, with new products and technologies appearing almost
every week. As in many other industries, the last twenty years have
brought extensive and far reaching liberalization, with more and
more countries opening their markets. In the last decade all but
five Member States of the European Union have legislated for full
opening of all market segments. The remaining five look set for
further liberalization befor 2004. This book examines the process
and consequences of telecommunications liberalization in the
context of ever closer European Union. The creation of a single
market for telecommunications and of a wider European single market
mirror one another. Telecommunications are also something of a test
case for the privatization process, as this sector has
traditionally been a state monopoly. The volume approaches the
European experience from three angles: the politics of regulation
and the process of liberalization in the EU (including case Studies
of the UK, France, and Germany); increasing global economic
interdependence makes international comparisons essential, and the
volume compares the EU experience wi
This international volume presents a comprehensive, comparative
study of the transformation of the European telecommunications
industry from 1990 to the present. The book focuses on the old
incumbent operators and their dramatic change from state agencies
to listed companies. It analyzes the liberalization process, as
well as the corporatization and privatization of these companies.
The contributors assess the conditions for the transformations
taking place; the driving forces for change; the effects to
management, the efforts of the EU during these processes, and
ultimately, the role of the private owner. Political science
publications have all but excluded analysis of the newly privatized
companies; their contribution to the liberalization process both
before and after privatization; and the interplay between the
national political and company levels. The book redresses this
shortcoming, and also features a double empirical focus in that the
main national incumbents in Europe are analyzed and compared to
Telenor, the Norwegian former incumbent.
Policymaking and Democracy is the first volume of a three-volume
set that examines the multi-dimensional role of policy in the
development and promotion of democracy, prosperity, and peace. The
democracy volume brings together international contributions on the
policy challenges faced by national and multinational bodies to
promote a democratic political culture and encourage the growth and
development of civil society. The work includes chapters on
integration and representation within the European Union, the
expanding role of NGOs and IGOs, international parliamentary
organs, the future of the nation-state in a pluralistic world, and
the mportance of global consensus-building.
'A broad-ranging and highly intelligent account of key recent
developments internationally which skillfully updates the public
management and governance literatures' - Ewan Ferlie, Royal
Holloway 'Public management has been radically changed and
reformed... this book gives students a fine introduction to these
changes and to the theories dealing with them' - Jorgen Gronnegaard
Christensen, University of Aarhus An introduction and guide to the
dramatic changes that have occurred in the provision of public
services over the last two decades, this book combines theoretical
perspectives with a range of case studies from Europe, North
America and further afield to explain why, how and with what
success liberal democracies have reformed the service role of the
state. The book pays close attention to four major dimensions of
this transition: " External challenges and opportunties:
globalisation and EU integration " Reducing the role of the state:
Liberalisation, privatisation, regulation and competition policy "
Improving the role of the state: New Public Management,
e-Government and beyond " Managing the New Public Sector:
organisations, strategy and leadership This text is designed for
undergraduate courses in public governance, but it also addresses
the core components of MPA programmes - the parameters, tools,
principles and theories of public sector reform.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of why European
integration in foreign and security policy has proved so difficult.
The obstacles to developing the common policy in this second pillar
of the European Union go to the heart of debates around the
sovereignty of the nation-state. A leading group of international
contributors explain how these problems arise and consider the
future prospects of developing a more regional-based solution.
Broadly organized around the three areas of policy, actors and
issues, the first section traces the reluctant growth of EU
integration in foreign and security policy as it developed from the
mid-1980s. In the second section the national policies and
interests that typically obstruct a common policy are explored
through four key member states. The third section considers ways of
addressing problems like the EU's expansion to include Central and
Eastern Europe, the impact of an independent European security
identity on the transatlantic relationship, as well as the
potential risks to European security from the Mediterranean rim.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of why European
integration in foreign and security policy has proved so difficult.
The obstacles to developing the common policy in this second pillar
of the European Union go to the heart of debates around the
sovereignty of the nation-state. A leading group of international
contributors explain how these problems arise and consider the
future prospects of developing a more regional-based solution.
Broadly organized around the three areas of policy, actors and
issues, the first section traces the reluctant growth of EU
integration in foreign and security policy as it developed from the
mid-1980s. In the second section the national policies and
interests that typically obstruct a common policy are explored
through four key member states. The third section considers ways of
addressing problems like the EU's expansion to include Central and
Eastern Europe, the impact of an independent European security
identity on the transatlantic relationship, as well as the
potential risks to European security from the Mediterranean rim.
Managing Public Organizations presents the case for the development
of public management and indicates the directions it should take.
It reviews the progress of new management initiatives in the
European public sphere; examines the role of the public manager and
the organization of public bodies; and considers the potential for
change.
The contributors reject the notion that there are formulas for
management innovation or that general rules from private sector
management can be applied. They emphasize the need to develop a
concept of management that is appropriate for public
organizations.
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