Privatising Public Prisons: Labour Law and the Public Procurement Process

by Amy Ludlow

Book Overview

Successive UK governments have pursued ambitious programmes of private sector competition in public services that they promise will deliver cheaper, higher quality services, but not at the expense of public sector workers. The public procurement rules (most significantly Directive 2004/18/EC) often provide the legal framework within which the Government must deliver on its promises. This book goes behind the operation of these rules and explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509914137
• ISBN13: 9781509914135
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"