Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Faux amis? : the industrialization of water services in Italy and France / M.T. Galanti, F.N. Moro. - In: RIVISTA ITALIANA DI POLITICHE PUBBLICHE. - ISSN 1722-1137. - 1(2014), pp. 73-108. [10.1483/76279]
Abstract:
Public services in Italy have undergone a deep transformation over the past two decades. A major watershed was first reached with privatization and then by listing in the stock market of some municipal companies that had been providing in-house services for almost a century. These companies then underwent major restructuring, through mergers and acquisitions, investments in relatively new activities, and in some cases internationalization. The article provides a preliminary assessment of Italy’s turning towards the French model of industrialization, based on the involvement of big multinationals in public services, tracing commonalities and differences as a result of isomorphic dynamics. Empirical focus is on companies and their relationships with the political sphere, through the analysis of key aspects of governance and strategic decision-making of ACEA, HERA and IREN in Italy and SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT and VEOLIA in France.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Local public services; Industrialization; Corporatization; Water; Local governance
Elenco autori:
M.T. Galanti, F.N. Moro
Link alla scheda completa: