Nonprofits for Hire: The Welfare State in the Age of ContractingHarvard University Press, 30 giu 2009 - 306 pagine In recent years, government's primary response to the emergent problems of homelessness, hunger, child abuse, health care, and AIDS has been generated through nonprofit agencies funded by taxpayer money. As part of the widespread movement for privatization, these agencies represent revolutionary changes in the welfare state. Steven Smith and Michael Lipsky demonstrate that this massive shift in funds has benefits and drawbacks. Given the breadth of government funding of nonprofit agencies, this first study of the social, political, and organizational effects of this service strategy is an essential contribution to the current raging debates on the future of the welfare state. Reviews of this book: "An insightful analysis of the implications of an important, broad trend of the past thirty years in the social welfare policy of the United States and many other countries...[Smith and Lipsky] demonstrate that we do not have to read about other countries to find a comparative perspective that sheds light on the choices we face in our national health care debate." DD--Bradford H. Gray, Health Affairs "The most comprehensive account we have of the history, extent, nature, and meaning of delivering social services that are paid for by government and delivered through nonprofit organizations." DD--H. Brinton Milward, Public Administration Review "An interesting, absorbing, and important book." DD--William T. Gormley, Jr., American Political Science Review "An important contribution to welfare state scholarship." DD--Kirsten A. Gronbjerg, Contemporary Sociology |
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... citizens to express their collective interests and solve community problems . Today , in addition , they play a new political role in representing the welfare state to its citizens , providing a buffer between state policy and service ...
... citizens to express their collective interests and solve community problems . Today , in addition , they play a new political role in representing the welfare state to its citizens , providing a buffer between state policy and service ...
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... citizens . In 1987 , an estimated $ 89 billion was donated to nonprofit agencies nationwide , with $ 11.3 billion going to nonprofit social and legal services.22 In 1985 , in the greater St. Louis area , $ 628 million was donated ...
... citizens . In 1987 , an estimated $ 89 billion was donated to nonprofit agencies nationwide , with $ 11.3 billion going to nonprofit social and legal services.22 In 1985 , in the greater St. Louis area , $ 628 million was donated ...
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... citizens and the most delicate service tasks to private agencies is not simply a matter of choice between " making " or " buying " services . This might be the case when one considers contracting for pencils , computer services , or ...
... citizens and the most delicate service tasks to private agencies is not simply a matter of choice between " making " or " buying " services . This might be the case when one considers contracting for pencils , computer services , or ...
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... citizens in being very careful with police powers , while pursuing its utilization of private agencies for public ... citizen action in ways that are very difficult for government to emulate . Indeed , if government does seek to inspire ...
... citizens in being very careful with police powers , while pursuing its utilization of private agencies for public ... citizen action in ways that are very difficult for government to emulate . Indeed , if government does seek to inspire ...
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... citizens in the course of their jobs , whose decisions in assessing , prescribing , and in some case treating citizens ' needs are highly consequential , and who act under the cloak of public author- ity.39 They " deliver " public ...
... citizens in the course of their jobs , whose decisions in assessing , prescribing , and in some case treating citizens ' needs are highly consequential , and who act under the cloak of public author- ity.39 They " deliver " public ...
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