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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... homeless , food banks , hospices for AIDS patients— to name the agencies is to chart the development of the social welfare agenda of the past few decades . In addition to their service functions , nonprofit organizations play political ...
... homeless , food banks , hospices for AIDS patients— to name the agencies is to chart the development of the social welfare agenda of the past few decades . In addition to their service functions , nonprofit organizations play political ...
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... homeless shelters to rape crisis centers . Family Service America , an association representing 290 family service agencies nationwide , estimates that in numbers volunteers almost equal employees . Ten thousand individuals volun ...
... homeless shelters to rape crisis centers . Family Service America , an association representing 290 family service agencies nationwide , estimates that in numbers volunteers almost equal employees . Ten thousand individuals volun ...
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... homeless shelters , child protection , counseling , home health , legal aid , family planning , respite care , and community living . Second , the character of the relationship has changed . Histori- cally , government purchased ...
... homeless shelters , child protection , counseling , home health , legal aid , family planning , respite care , and community living . Second , the character of the relationship has changed . Histori- cally , government purchased ...
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... homelessness , 34 hunger , and AIDS36 they dealt with them by funding nonprofits . The emer- gency nature of these issues has made organizations dedicated to working on these social problems dependent on government as one of the few ...
... homelessness , 34 hunger , and AIDS36 they dealt with them by funding nonprofits . The emer- gency nature of these issues has made organizations dedicated to working on these social problems dependent on government as one of the few ...
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... homeless through shelter monitors , counselors , and outreach work- ers . Child protection policies of the state are represented to dis- traught parents by workers in private agencies . These are the people who take the heat of client ...
... homeless through shelter monitors , counselors , and outreach work- ers . Child protection policies of the state are represented to dis- traught parents by workers in private agencies . These are the people who take the heat of client ...
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