In Government We Trust: Market Failure and the Delusions of Privatisation

by Robert Jupe, Jane Andrew, Warwick Funnell

Book Overview

Neoliberalism has had a huge impact on our lives over the past three decades, convincing governments in liberal democratic states to transform themselves and society according to the values and practices of the market.

In Government We Trust examines these promises within the context of market failures in services relinquished to the private sector by governments. Using prominent examples such as the collapse of Railtrack in the UK,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074532908X
• ISBN13: 9780745329086
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"