Full Description
Over thirty years, privatization of public enterprises was in the air. Before and during this period of neo-liberalism, and since the 2008 crisis, public enterprises were nonetheless created: they did what they were set up for and they frequently managed to get interesting results, as much on their public mission as regarding profitability. How is this possible? This book looks at public enterprises with new eyes.
What are the emerging insights? Those public enterprises evolved a lot during those years. Their governance has been adjusted: they now respond to all kind of stakeholders, they face independent regulators and did enter complex institutional arrangements. Further, they often transformed into conglomerates active in several activity sectors and/or expanded their geographical coverage. Being frequently large-sized, public enterprises are now able to compete on international markets, while continuing delivering important services to their home community. With fifteen case studies from Europe and the Americas, knowledge on public enterprises in the 21st century is updated.
Depuis plus de trente ans, 'privatisation' se lit et s'entend chaque jour. Pourtant, avant et pendant la période du néo-libéralisme, et depuis la crise de 2008, des entreprises publiques ont vu le jour, générant des résultats probants en termes de mission de service public et de rentabilité. Comment y sont-elles parvenues ? Cet ouvrage analyse les entreprises publiques avec un nouveau regard.
Que retenir de cette analyse ? Ces entreprises publiques ont fort évolué au cours de ces années. Leur gouvernance s'est ajustée vis-à-vis d'un contexte institutionnel complexe et face à diverses 'parties prenantes', dont les régulateurs indépendants. Elles sont fréquemment devenues des conglomérats actifs dans plusieurs domaines, ou bien se sont étendues géographiquement. Souvent de grande taille, elles sont alors capables d'être concurrentielles sur les marchés internationaux tout en offrant des services importants à leur collectivité d'origine. 15 études de cas d'Europe et d'Amérique sont proposées pour renforcer la connaissance des entreprises publiques au 21e siècle.
This book is the result of the International Ciriec working group on "The future of the public enterprise: mission, performance and governance" developed by the CIRIEC International Scientific Commission "Public Enterprises/Public Services": http://www.ciriec.uliege.be/en/research/commission-ep/themes-en-cours-ep/theme-recherche-4/
Contents
Contents/Contenu : Luc Bernier/Massimo Florio: Introduction - Christina Schaefer/Stephanie Warm: Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB): A Story of Privatisation under Financial Stress and Remunicipalisation under Citizen Stress - Ola Mattisson/Ulf Ramberg: Governance versus Ownership in Jointly Owned Local Government Organisations: The Case of VA SYD (Water and Sewage South) - Olivier Crespi Reghizzi: Milan's Water and Sanitation Service after Corporatisation: Metropolitana Milanese SpA - Gisella Aragón/José Luis Bonifaz: Analysis of SEDAPAL, the Largest Public Water and Sanitation Provision Enterprise of Peru - Pierre Bauby/Mihaela M. Similie: The Remunicipalisation of the Water Service in Paris - Thomas Kostal, Verena Michalitsch and Gabriel Obermann: Wiener Linien: Governance and Provision of Services of Local Public Transport in Vienna - Christophe Goethals : L'opérateur de transport public à Bruxelles (STIB) et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale: 25 ans de vie commune - Malcolm G. Bird: Dire Straits Ahead: British Colombia Ferries, 1985-2014 - Catriona Cahill/Donal Palcic/Eoin Reeves: Balancing Commercial and Wider Economic Objectives: The Case of the Dublin Airport Authority - Patrice Dutil: Infrastructure Ontario: The Agencification of Public Works in a Canadian Province - Philippe Bance/Nathalie Rey : La Poste : Emblème du service public à la française ou futur groupe leader européen ? - Bruno Bosco/Lucia Parisio/Matteo Pelagatti : Et Lux Non Fuit : The Privatisation of ENEL and the Structure and Performance of the Electricity Market in Italy - Laura Delponte/Maddalena Sorrentino/Matteo Turri/Daniela Vandone: The Transformation of Milan's City Energy Enterprise in a Leading National Industry Group - Luc Bernier : La Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec : Straddling between Two Worlds - Dorothea Greiling: Stadtwerke Köln: A Market-based Approach Towards Public Service Provision.
