ISSN:
1467-9914
Quelle:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Thema:
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Notizen:
Abstract. During the last decade, labour relations in the public service have been subject to pressures for change, less direct, given their protected character, than in the private sector, but not less strong.The main factors of change are (only) in part common to those operating in private sector labour relations: economic constraints and budgetary restrictions, coupled with a general reaction toward the ‘public’ in general have put pressure on employment whose costs represent the major part of public expenditures; the need for greater productivity and efficiency has been increasing in order to reduce labour costs and (possibly) meet the growing demand for (social) services; technological innovations (office automation. computerization and the like) are spreading; the impact of the international competition has begun to be felt not only indirectly via constraints on the state budgets but directly in those sectors of public services which can be somehow ‘transportable’ across borders and hence exposed to foreign initiatives (public works, TLC, to some extent health services.All these factors are emphasized by the European unification process which has already introduced limits in the monetary and financial autonomy of the member states.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.1991.tb00032.x
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