The new gold rush: the new multinationals and the commodification of public sector work

This article describes the growth of the new ‘public services industry’ and outlines the way in which government-provided services can be transformed into commodities and opened up as new fields of activity for private companies. Pointing out that many of these companies have become major transnatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ursula Huws
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pluto Journals 2008-09-01
Series:Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/workorgalaboglob.2.2.0001