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Planet homeless : governance arrangements in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Glasgow /

Nowadays, homelessness is predominantly a local responsibility. The policy challenges that local authorities face in dealing with this issue are complex or, according to some commentators, can even be described as ""wicked."" Until recently, local authorities have had limited suc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boesveldt, Nienke Fredrika (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Dutch
Publicado: Hague, Netherlands : Eleven International Publishing, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Preface; Table of Contents; 1. The research problem of homelessness; 2. The governance perspective; 2.1 Governance: policy, structure and management; 2.2 Quality of output and outcome; 2.3 Conceptual model and hypotheses; 3. Comparative case study design; 3.1 Selection of cases; 3.2 Methods; 4. Scandinavian case: Copenhagen; 4.1 Problematic policy; 4.2 Archipelago structure; 4.3 Highly flexible management; 4.4 Questionable output; 4.5 Congested outcome; 5 Anglo-Saxon case: Glasgow; 5.1 A policy of self-responsibility; 5.2 Centralised structure.
  • 5.3 Corporate-style management5.4 Success on targeted preventative output; 5.5 Improved outcome; 6. Continental case: Amsterdam; 6.1 Specialised policy; 6.2 Intense and exclusive structures; 6.3 Games of management; 6.4 High risk targeted output; 6.5 Varying outcomes; 7. Comparative analysis of empirical findings; 7.1 Variation in governance arrangements; 7.2 Variation in the quality of outputs and outcomes; 7.3 Testing three hypotheses; 8. Conclusion and discussion; 8.1 Answer to the central question; 8.2 Theoretical implications; 8.3 Practical implications.
  • 8.4 Recommendation for further studyDutch summary; English summary; Appendices; Bibliography.