Privatising public prisons : labour law and the public procurement process / Amy Ludlow.
2015
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Author
Title
Privatising public prisons : labour law and the public procurement process / Amy Ludlow.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2015.
Copyright
©2015
Call Number
KD3095 .L83 2015
ISBN
9781849466547
1849466548
1849466548
Description
xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)884313030
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Variant Title
Privatizing public prisons : labor law and the public procurement process
Table of Contents
Preface
v
List of Figures and Tables
ix
Abbreviations
xi
1.
Setting the Scene
1
A.
Aims, Scope and Structure
1
B.
`Market Triumphalism' in Prisons and Beyond
3
C.
Social Impact and Sustainability
8
D.
Social `Players' in Prisons
10
E.
Public Procurement and TUPE
14
F.
Empirical Context: HMP Birmingham
25
2.
Methodology
31
A.
Empirical Research Aims and Philosophy
31
B.
Research Process: An Exploratory Case Study
35
1.
Case Study Selection
35
2.
Formal Research Access and Ethics
37
3.
Approach to Data Collection
38
4.
Entry into the Field and Data Collection
40
5.
HMP Birmingham as a Single Case Study
46
C.
The Research Experience
47
1.
Identity Management
48
2.
Trust and Cooperation
50
3.
Prison Keys and `Going Native'
52
D.
Data Analysis
56
3.
The Promises and Fictions of Competition in Public Services
59
A.
The Promises of Competition in Public Services
59
B.
The Fictitious Divide Between Market and Society
61
1.
A Case Study of Competition in British Prisons
62
2.
The `Free' Market Misnomer: Reclaiming the Debate
74
4.
Social Values, Identities and Sustainability of Competition in Public Service Markets
78
A.
The Antisocial Impacts of Competition in Public Services
78
1.
Reshaping Governance and Public Values in Public Service Delivery
80
2.
Reshaping Individual and Collective Employment Rights and Obligations
83
3.
The Organisational, Cultural and Performance Impacts of Competition
88
B.
Competition and the Macro-Social Condition
96
C.
Social Sustainability: A Counter-Narrative
99
5.
The Public Procurement Rules: Creating a Socially Sustainable Regulatory Framework for Public Service Competition?
106
A.
Development of Public Procurement Regulation
107
B.
Public Procurement Regulation in England and Wales
115
1.
Scope
116
2.
Substance
118
C.
What is the Position of Non-Economic Interests and Values Within the Public Procurement Rules?
119
1.
Pursuing Non-Economic Interests Within the Public Procurement Regulations
121
2.
Pursuing Non-Economic Interests Within the TFEU
135
D.
How is this Balance Reflected in Domestic Policy?
136
6.
Competition in Action: Social Sustainability and Public Procurement
142
A.
Two Overarching Empirical Themes
143
B.
Social Protection in Birmingham's Procurement Process and Documentation
145
1.
Competition Design
145
2.
Competition Delivery
155
C.
Staff Experiences of Competition
166
7.
Competition in Action: Social Sustainability and TUPE
177
A.
TUPE During the Procurement Process
177
B.
TUPE After the Award Decision
182
C.
TUPE and the Public Procurement Rules: Uneasy Bedfellows?
190
8.
Reintegrating the Market in Society: Conclusions and Principles for More Socially Sustainable Public Procurement Exercises
194
A.
A Socio-Legal Critique of Public Procurement
194
1.
The Mismatch Between Competition in Theory and Practice
194
2.
Regulatory Impediments to Social Sustainability
204
3.
Institutional Impediments to Social Sustainability
208
B.
Reintegrating Market and Society: Principles for Reform
210
1.
Competition is not a Panacea Solution
212
2.
Labour as a Social Institution
214
3.
Integrate TUPE and the Public Procurement Rules
220
C.
Conclusions
225
Figures and Tables
227
Index
237