The operation of public services at both domestic and European levels is becoming a subject of considerable interest to researchers and policy makers alike. This book examines the economic and political implications of public services alongside a detailed analysis of their legal impact. Through this analysis, a new concept of constitutional citizenship is identified; a concept which would give consumers, as well as employees, new rights. The book also examines the new doctrine of services of general economic interest, as enshrined in the Amsterdam Treaty, and the impact it will have on public services. The privatization of public services and the resulting impact on consumers is also dealt with.

About the Author
Mark Freedland is Professor of Employment Law at the University of Oxford Silvana Sciarra is Professor of European Labour and Social Law at the European University Institute and the University of Florence

Reviews
a pertinent interdisciplinary perspective on the political, economic and legal questions raised by the new public services.../ ... this collection is successful, not only in providing a stimulating synthesis of debates on the public/ private divide in law... but also in providing insights into the 'Europeanisation' ... of yet another area of public life./ Diamond Ashiagbor, European University Institute, Florence/ Yearbook of European Law.



Book Information
ISBN 9780198265757
Author Mark Freedland
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 552g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 163mm * 23mm