Do public companies still have a place and a role to play in the present situation in France?

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The European Commission proposed on October 18th, 2006 to fully liberalize the postal market by 2010. This reform aims at increasing competitiveness and competition between the European postal services. The French Parliament adopted a bill divesting the State of finances and control of the GDF company to allow it to merge with a private company. These two phenomena had the effect of relaunching the debate on privatization of companies in the public service on behalf of trade liberalization, competitiveness and competition. This liberalization is accompanied by what is called globalization and is defined by a set of measures to facilitate the development of international trade by minimizing the obstacles. Globalization is a phenomenon that implies the emergence or strengthening of players, markets, regulations on a global scale. From the above information, we can ask ourselves if there is still a place and a role to play for public companies. To answer that question we will see that: (I) the public tends to disappear with market liberalization, then we will highlight that (II) it maintains an important place in our society as it guarantees mutual interest.

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[...] From the news above, we can ask ourselves if there is still a place and a role to play for public companies. To answer that question we will see that: the public tends to disappear with market liberalization then we will show that however it keeps an important place in our society as it guarantees general interest The public tends to disappear with market liberalization Since the Second World War, the world stage is in constant turmoil. The emergence of new powers like India and China and the consolidation of regional agreements such as the European Union has facilitated the development of the phenomenon of globalization and market liberalization. [...]

[...] We have just seen how the mechanism of privatization can reduce the number of public companies on the market. Since 1957 and the Treaty of Rome, several states have decided to join their strengths to create a single market, which is now the European Union. B. The European Union, reflection of the current context In its construction, the EU has always adhered to the neo-classical theory that implies that competition is the best system to increase the competitiveness of companies as well as better performance. [...]

[...] On behalf of the public interest, public enterprises ensure universal service Public companies are based on the principles of equality, continuity and adaptation. They are legitimized and promoted by the State because they represent the French social model (or European) opposed to the Anglo-Saxon one. The public service guarantees to citizens, through access for all goods and services of quality (such as welfare state, education or health), equality of opportunity in counteracting the spontaneous tendency of the market to political and economic exclusion. [...]

[...] Do public companies still have a place and a role to play in the present situation in France? The European Commission proposed on October 18th to fully liberalize the postal market by 2010. This reform aims at increasing competitiveness and competition between European postal services. Just before, the French Parliament has adopted a bill divesting the State of finances and control of the GDF company to allow it to merge with a private company. These two phenomena had the effect of re launching the debate on privatization of companies in the public service on behalf of trade liberalization, competitiveness and competition. [...]

[...] However, it is impossible for states to go against the rules of the Treaty, such as respect of the rule of competition. The latest news on this topic concerns the liberalization of postal services. The macroeconomic and political approach of public sector has succeeded to a micro economic and organizational approach, which recognizes a relatively minor role in the ownership of capital, but favors the existence of public service functions on behalf of general interest. II) The interest, cause of survival for the public service The concept of public company is the idea of state-controlled companies. [...]