De l'incidence de la « financiarisation » sur les rapports sociaux

The New York City 1975 fiscal crisis ushered in a new political order. As the city was placed under the helm of a consortium of bankers, the city was left to operate an economic turnaround against the backdrop of fiscal retrenchment and a new conservatism. The shift to a post-industrial economy was...

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Autor principal: Pouzoulet, Catherine
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Publicado: 2007
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spelling cairn-RFEA_111_0112RFEARevue française d’études américaines https://shs.cairn.info/revue-francaise-d-etudes-americaines-2007-1-page-112?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rfea.111.0112 De l'incidence de la « financiarisation » sur les rapports sociaux Pouzoulet, Catherine2007 austérité budgétairecapitalisme financierdéficitsNew Yorkpolitiques publiquessecteur financierservices publicssyndicats municipauxtransports collectifsdeficitsderegulationfinancial capitalismFIREfiscal retrenchmentlabormass transitMTAmunicipal unionsNew York Citypublic policiespublic servicessocial rightsfre Revue française d’études américaines | 111 | 1 | 2007-08-27 | p. 112-129 | 0397-7870 RFEA_11172 The New York City 1975 fiscal crisis ushered in a new political order. As the city was placed under the helm of a consortium of bankers, the city was left to operate an economic turnaround against the backdrop of fiscal retrenchment and a new conservatism. The shift to a post-industrial economy was accompanied by a drastic re-ordering of public policies. Municipal unions who had been at the forefront of social gains became the scapegoats of the near-bankruptcy of the city and were among the losers of the new political order. This case-study of mass transit in New York City is a rather unusual instance of the « municipalization » of a private service, and aims at observing the impact of financial capitalism on social relations, more specifically on collective bargaining. The already difficult MTA takeover of the last private bus companies was further complicated by the general transportation strike of December 2005. Beyond the case-study of public transportation in New York City, what is at stake is the deregulation of labor relations as a central component of an American model of a service economy. Already achieved in the private sector, it is now at work in the public sector. This research also demonstrates how public-private partnerships, by increasing the power of financial markets, tend to contribute to a degradation of public services through a process of financialization.Cairn free access
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topic austérité budgétaire
capitalisme financier
déficits
New York
politiques publiques
secteur financier
services publics
syndicats municipaux
transports collectifs
deficits
deregulation
financial capitalism
FIRE
fiscal retrenchment
labor
mass transit
MTA
municipal unions
New York City
public policies
public services
social rights
spellingShingle austérité budgétaire
capitalisme financier
déficits
New York
politiques publiques
secteur financier
services publics
syndicats municipaux
transports collectifs
deficits
deregulation
financial capitalism
FIRE
fiscal retrenchment
labor
mass transit
MTA
municipal unions
New York City
public policies
public services
social rights
Pouzoulet, Catherine
De l'incidence de la « financiarisation » sur les rapports sociaux
topic_facet austérité budgétaire
capitalisme financier
déficits
New York
politiques publiques
secteur financier
services publics
syndicats municipaux
transports collectifs
deficits
deregulation
financial capitalism
FIRE
fiscal retrenchment
labor
mass transit
MTA
municipal unions
New York City
public policies
public services
social rights
description The New York City 1975 fiscal crisis ushered in a new political order. As the city was placed under the helm of a consortium of bankers, the city was left to operate an economic turnaround against the backdrop of fiscal retrenchment and a new conservatism. The shift to a post-industrial economy was accompanied by a drastic re-ordering of public policies. Municipal unions who had been at the forefront of social gains became the scapegoats of the near-bankruptcy of the city and were among the losers of the new political order. This case-study of mass transit in New York City is a rather unusual instance of the « municipalization » of a private service, and aims at observing the impact of financial capitalism on social relations, more specifically on collective bargaining. The already difficult MTA takeover of the last private bus companies was further complicated by the general transportation strike of December 2005. Beyond the case-study of public transportation in New York City, what is at stake is the deregulation of labor relations as a central component of an American model of a service economy. Already achieved in the private sector, it is now at work in the public sector. This research also demonstrates how public-private partnerships, by increasing the power of financial markets, tend to contribute to a degradation of public services through a process of financialization.
author Pouzoulet, Catherine
author_facet Pouzoulet, Catherine
author_sort Pouzoulet, Catherine
title De l'incidence de la « financiarisation » sur les rapports sociaux
title_short De l'incidence de la « financiarisation » sur les rapports sociaux
title_full De l'incidence de la « financiarisation » sur les rapports sociaux
title_fullStr De l'incidence de la « financiarisation » sur les rapports sociaux
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