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The Gasóliba i Böhm report on the impact of liberalisation and the economic reform process on economic growth could, at first sight, merit my support: greater liberalisation, upon the condition that public services remain operational, must indeed encourage more efficient production processes, better resource allocation and hence more active growth. Yet, when reading the explanatory statement, we find some perfectly inadmissible statements such as this, “the economic situation no longer allows the same level of social protection for European workers: there is unfortunately a direct link between social protection and what separates us from full employment.”
Is this a stylistic infelicity or a Freudian slip betraying an inner conviction? At any event, we see this as an opportunity to restate our view that liberalisation must be carried out while maintaining the level of social protection. The critical issue is to frame new procedures that are based on both private management and public-minded regulations, which will make it possible to offer the same services at a reduced cost, and even better service, for users are more likely to be satisfied if the service on offer is more adaptable.
These are the principles which must, in France, underlie the reform of the social welfare system and the educational system. In both instances, the public and the private sector must be allowed to compete fairly, within the terms of public-minded regulations and a minimum service provision defined by law. In this way, competition will have the effect of driving administration costs down and pushing the quality of the service up. And the countries of Europe will be able to define a form of liberalisation which is compatible with their own cultural models and desire for social solidarity."@en1
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