Public Services or Corporate Welfare: Rethinking the Nation State in the Global Economy

Dexter Whitfield

ISBN 10: 0745308562 / ISBN 13: 9780745308562

Published by Pluto Press 20/01/2001, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Services or Corporate Welfare: Rethinking the Nation State in the Global Economy
• Publisher: Pluto Press 20/01/2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745308562
• ISBN 13: 9780745308562
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Examining the role of the modern nation state, Dexter Whitfield assesses the achievements, failures, costs and benefits of the neo-liberal and 'third way' transformation of the state. He demonstrates that private finance of infrastructure, marketisation of government and privatisation of the welfare state are accelerating the globalisation process and generating ever larger financial, social and environmental crises. Whitfield analyses current trends which are exacerbated by the marketisation and partnership agenda advocated by global bodies such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO. He reveals how these policies further reduce the capacity of the state in the global economy, its ability to provide good quality public services and inevitably create a corporate welfare complex. Within a framework for understanding the extent, scale and impact of the transformation of the state, the author forecasts the implications of the continuation of current policies.

About the Author

Dexter Whitfield founded the Centre for Public Services which has worked for nearly 30 years with public bodies, trade unions and community organisations developing strategies to improve public services and the welfare state. He has advised public bodies and trade unions in countries around the world, including Australia, New Zealand and the US. He is the author of The Welfare State (Pluto Press).