Keywords
internationalization
privatization
work
trade unions
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Abstract
From the end of the 1990s, a large number of public service providers operating in networks —which had historically been nationally-bound entities largely owned and controlled by the State since at least the post war— embarked on aggressive internationalization strategies. This expansion was a consequence of organisational reform from the 1970s, particularly the policies of privatisation and sectoral liberalisation, in addition to the liberalization of national Foreign Direct Investment regimes. This article examines the recent organisational transformations of public service providers, particularly those based in the European Union, which have been at the forefront of this development. Public service provider transformation, including their internationalization, has significant consequences for work inside these organisations, which is discussed, focusing on electricity, telecommunications and postal services.
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