Privatisation, Globalisation and Labour

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-86287-405-3
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Gewicht: 358 g

What is the scope and scale of corporatisation and privatisation in Australia in the past two decades and what are their implications for management, labour and industrial relations? This book documents the extensive scale of this process of state restructuring and the increasing variation in the arrangements for providing public goods and services, often accompanied by uncertainty. It shows many sectors of the community to be increasingly distrustful of their impact and consequences, and the way in which policy makers find themselves caught between promoting the reforms, predominantly for economic reasons, and answering to this suspicious community. It shows that it is those who actually provide public services who feel the changes most acutely, as they face questions about ownership, find their arrangements for work patterns and organization recast, and suffer increasing insecurity about work and employment futures. The book grapples with these issues through a series of case studies on Qantas, Telstra, the electricity industries in NSW and Victoria, Job Network, Local government and the Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria. These seven case studies, three of privatisations by the Australian Federal Government, and four of change initiated by State Governments, provide a detailed analysis of the resulting changes in employment and industrial relations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fairbrother, Peter

Paddon, Michael

Teicher, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Corporatisation and Privatisation in Australia Peter Fairbrother, Michael Paddon and Julian Teicher Entering the International Aviation Industry: Privatisation of QANTAS Rai Small Internationalising Telecommunications: Telstra Ruth Barton Preparing for the National Electricity Market: The New South Wales Electricity Industry Duncan MacDonald and Mark Bray The Advent of Multi-national Ownership of the Victorian Electricity Generating Plants: Questions for Labour Peter Fairbrother and Jonathon Testi Privatisation by Stealth The Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria Ruth Barton Where are the Jobs in the Job Network?: Competitive Tendering of Employment Services Patricia Ranald Privatising Local Government: The Victorian Experience Julian Teicher and Bernadine Van Gramberg State Restructuring and Labour Peter Fairbrother and Michael Paddon