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Privatisation of Public Services and the Impact on Quality, Employment and Productivity? (PIQUE)
Privatisation of Public Services and the Impact on Quality, Employment and Productivity? (PIQUE)
"(...) This report is a summary and integration of the research findings of the European Research project PRIVATISATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE IMPACT ON QUALITY, EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY (PIQUE).1 The project lasted from 2006 to 2009 and was funded under the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme. Research was conducted in six public service sectors - electricity, postal services, local public transport and health services/hospitals - and four countries - Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The report summarises the main
results from a series of larger reports produced during the project?s lifetime and thereby reflects the different phases and workpackages of the project. (...)
The report starts with a chapter summarising the results of a study on liberalisation and privatisation processes and forms of regulation in the four sectors and six countries investigated. Based on a series of company case studies, the next chapter analyses how companies react to liberalisation and privatisation. The following sections deal with the impact of privatisation and liberalisation processes on labour relations as well as on employment and productivity. This is followed by a chapter on the results of a representative survey on users? perceptions. The report is complemeted by a chapter integrating the various findings and drawing overall conclusions as well as a section outlining policy recommendations. (...)"
"(...) This report is a summary and integration of the research findings of the European Research project PRIVATISATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE IMPACT ON QUALITY, EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY (PIQUE).1 The project lasted from 2006 to 2009 and was funded under the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme. Research was conducted in six public service sectors - electricity, postal services, local public transport and health services/hospitals - and four countries - Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The report summarises the main
results from a series of larger reports produced during the project?s lifetime and thereby reflects the different phases and workpackages of the project. (...)
The report starts with a chapter summarising the results of a study on liberalisation and privatisation processes and forms of regulation in the four sectors and six countries investigated. Based on a series of company case studies, the next chapter analyses how companies react to liberalisation and privatisation. The following sections deal with the impact of privatisation and liberalisation processes on labour relations as well as on employment and productivity. This is followed by a chapter on the results of a representative survey on users? perceptions. The report is complemeted by a chapter integrating the various findings and drawing overall conclusions as well as a section outlining policy recommendations. (...)"
The report starts with a chapter summarising the results of a study on liberalisation and privatisation processes and forms of regulation in the four sectors and six countries investigated. Based on a series of company case studies, the next chapter analyses how companies react to liberalisation and privatisation. The following sections deal with the impact of privatisation and liberalisation processes on labour relations as well as on employment and productivity. This is followed by a chapter on the results of a representative survey on users? perceptions. The report is complemeted by a chapter integrating the various findings and drawing overall conclusions as well as a section outlining policy recommendations. (...)"