Privatization and the Welfare State

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Looking at the theory and practice of privatization in its broadest manifestations, the contributors to this volume scrutinize the combination of public and private initiatives that makes up the present U.S. social sector. As they discuss privatization both in production and delivery of services and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kamerman, Sheila B.
Otros Autores: Kahn, Alfred J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Welfare state.
Privatization.
Human services > Contracting out.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
État providence.
Privatisation > États-Unis.
Services sociaux > Impartition > États-Unis.
Privatization > United States.
Human services > Contracting out > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Looking at the theory and practice of privatization in its broadest manifestations, the contributors to this volume scrutinize the combination of public and private initiatives that makes up the present U.S. social sector. As they discuss privatization both in production and delivery of services and in financing, they reveal complexities that have been ignored in recent ideological arguments. This book, while warning about political misuse of privatization, offers an unusually rigorous definition and theory of the concept and presents a number of case studies that show how public and privat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (295 pages).
ISBN:9781400860135

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