PIQUE

Privatisation of Public Services and the Impact on Quality, Employment and Productivity

Covering four sectors – electricity, postal services, local public transport and health services/hospitals – and six European countries – Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Sweden and the UK, the European research project PIQUE investigates the relationship between employment, productivity and the quality of public services in the process of the liberalisation and privatisation of public services in Europe. more...


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News

15/05/2010 Two volumes on PIQUE findings are in preparation – one in Polish and one in English.
Further information: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415884938 (Please also check PIQUE website for further updates)
12/03/2010 New book on the privatisation of German hospitals (in German)
12/03/2010 For more and the newest publications from the PIQUE project see related publications.
16/06/2009 The PIQUE Project has come to a successful close: The Summary Report and the other reports are downloadable from this website.
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