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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PIQUE is supported by funding under the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme. |
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News
| 06/04/2011 | The Polish PIQUE team has published a book summarising the Polish findings of the PIQUE project with University of Warsaw Press. More information (in Polish) |
| Sep 2010 | Der EU Policy Brief zum PIQUE Projekt ist jetzt verfügbar: http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/pdf/policy-briefs-pique_en.pdf |
| 15/05/2010 |
Two volumes on PIQUE findings – in Polish and in
English – are in preparation. 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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