Transforming Public Enterprise in Europe and North America: Networks, Integration and Transnationalization

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Transnational Corporations and public enterprises have been perceived as organizations evolving in seperate, even antagonistic business, economic and ideological spheres. Yet, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, utilities in energy, telecommmunications, transport and water unexpectedly emerged as leading Transnational Corporations. Trajectories of 'new service champions' such as EDF, Deutsche Telekom, Suez, Vivndi, France Telecom, E.ON, REW, Deutsche Post, Telefonica, Endesa, SAS, GAZPROM are examined in context. How and why did this remarkable and unprecedented transition occur? What are the consequences for competition, regulation, public services and consumers? Leading authorities from Europe, Russia, Canada, Mexico and the United States analyse the business, economic and historical contexts that have influenced these changes.