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Zusatztext a pertinent interdisciplinary perspective on the political, economic and legal questions raised by the new public services.../ ... this collection is successful, not only in providing a stimulating synthesis of debates on the public/ private divide in law... but also in providing insights into the 'Europeanisation' ... of yet another area of public life./ Diamond Ashiagbor, European University Institute, Florence/ Yearbook of European Law. Informationen zum Autor Mark Freedland is Professor of Employment Law at the University of OxfordSilvana Sciarra is Professor of European Labour and Social Law at the European University Institute and the University of Florence Klappentext The operation of public services at both domestic and European levels is becoming a subject of considerable interest to researchers and policy makers alike. This book examines the economic and political implications of public services alongside a detailed analysis of their legal impact. Through this analysis, a new concept of constitutional citizenship is identified; a concept which would give consumers, as well as employees, new rights. Zusammenfassung The operation of public services at both domestic and European levels is becoming a subject of considerable interest to researchers and policy-makers alike. This book examines the economic and political implicati ons of public services alongside a detailed analysis of their legal impact. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Mark Freedland: Labour Law, Public Services and Citizenship - New Domains, New Regimes? 2: David Faulkner: Public Services, Citizenship and the State - the British Experience 1967-1997 3: Carol Harlow: Public Service, Market Ideology and Citizenship 4: Elisenda Malaret: Public Service, Public Services, Public Functions and Guarantees of the Rights of Citizens: Unchanging Needs in a Changed Context 5: Etienne Picard: Citizenship, Fundamental Rights and Public Services 6: Alessandro Petretto: The Liberalization and Privatization of Public Utilities and the Protection of Users' Rights: the Perspective of Economic Theory 7: Wolf Sauter: Universal Service Obligations and the Emergence of Citizens' Rights in European Telecommunications Liberalization 8: Giuliano Amato: Citizenship and Public Services - Some Concluding Comments 9: Alain Supiot: Employment, Citizenship, the Services of General Public Interest 10: Silvana Sciarra: Labour Law - a Bridge between Public Services and Citizenship Rights ...