The literature on 'world cities' has had an enormous influence on urban theory and planning
alike. From Manila to London, academics and policy makers have attempted to understand …

Are resources allocated more efficiently through private ownership than through the public
sector? The experiences of eleven newly privatised companies are examined to evaluate …

There is a profusion of literature on the commercialisation of water services around the
world, but relatively little of this research speaks of alternatives to privatisation. The literature …

The privatization carried out under the Thatcher and Major governments in Britain has been
widely (although not universally) considered a success, and has greatly influenced the …

There is a long history of state ownership of industry in Europe. Since the 1980s, however,
privatization has been promoted by economists as the solution to difficulties experienced in …

This paper examines the role and meaning of nostalgia, and its opposite nostophobia, in the
contemporary railway industry. It charts the way the past is passively and actively used by …

In this third edition the authors have revised and updated their popular textbook to take into
account the new government as well as to examine recent changes in government policy …

Workplace training and education have increasingly been seen as pivotal factors in
improving the abilities, skills and competitiveness of industry, and the aim of the …

This is Volume II of Professor Parker's authoritative Official History of Privatisation, covering
the period from the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in 1987 to the election of Tony Blair in …

The precise relationship between an employee and employer is often ambiguous within
complex organizational boundaries. This book re-evaluates the way employment relations …