 From New Labour to a New Era?Susan Corby and Graham Symon Chapter 1 in Working for the State, 2011, pp 3-20 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Like Zeus, the ancient Greek King of the Gods, the public sector changes its shape. Thirty-five years ago, the United Kingdom’s public sector included, for instance, water, telecommunications and transport services, but they are all now in the private sector. The trajectory is not, however, one way. Thus at the time of writing, some banks — Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland Group — and rail infrastructure — Network Rail — are in the public sector, having previously been in the private sector. Moreover, central and local governments and the National Health Service (NHS) commission private sector organisations to provide some of their services. Also, just as Zeus’s lovers may not always have appreciated who he was, it is sometimes difficult to appreciate what is in the public sector. For instance universities are classified by the Office for National Statistics as private sector organisations, although many a bystander — and even university employees — would consider that they are part of the public sector.1 Keywords: Private Sector; Public Sector; National Health Service; Trade Union; Civil Service (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-34798-4_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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