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Book Synopsis The Welfare State in Transition by : Norman Johnson
Download or read book The Welfare State in Transition written by Norman Johnson and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on welfare states in capitalist societies, The Welfare State in Transition carries forward the debate on pluralism, identifying and discussing the problems involved in transferring responsibility for welfare services from the state to the other three sectors.
Book Synopsis Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism by : John Offer
Download or read book Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism written by John Offer and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Pinker has written extensively on social policy matters since the early 1960s. His distinct approach to understanding concepts such as welfare pluralism is of particular relevance today as welfare pluralism remains an essential component of the policy mix, giving people access to a greater range and diversity of statutory, voluntary, and private sector services than unitary models of welfare provide. Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism presents the first collection of Robert Pinker’s essays in one edited volume. It includes essays on the ways in which welfare theories and ideologies and public expectations have influenced and shaped the political processes of policy making. Other essays focus on clarifying some of the key concepts that underpin the study of social policy. Pinker also reviews the extent to which the United Kingdom has succeeded in creating a ‘policy mix’ in which normative compromises are negotiated between the claims of market individualism and public sector collectivism. The concluding chapter by Robert Pinker reviews the prospects for social policy in the UK over the next five years.
Book Synopsis The Handbook of Social Policy by : James Midgley
Download or read book The Handbook of Social Policy written by James Midgley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2000 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises 33 papers grouped under five themes: The Nature of social policy; The History of social policy; Social policy and the social services; The Political economy of social policy; and International and future perspectives on social policy.
Book Synopsis Understanding the mixed economy of welfare (second edition) by : Powell, Martin
Download or read book Understanding the mixed economy of welfare (second edition) written by Powell, Martin and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the state withdraws from welfare provision, the mixed economy of welfare – involving private, voluntary and informal sectors – has become ever more important. This second edition of Powell’s acclaimed textbook on the subject brings together a wealth of respected contributors. New features of this revised edition include: • An updated perspective on the mixed economy of welfare (MEW) and social division of welfare (SDW) in the context of UK Coalition and Conservative governments • A conceptual framework that links the MEW and SDW with debates on topics of major current interest such as ‘Open Public Services’, ‘Big Society’, Any Qualified Provider’, Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and ‘Public Private Partnerships’ (PPP) Containing helpful features such as summaries, questions for discussion, further reading suggestions and electronic resources, this will be a valuable introductory resource for students of social policy, social welfare and social work at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Book Synopsis Towards Welfare Pluralism by : Nirmala Rao
Download or read book Towards Welfare Pluralism written by Nirmala Rao and published by Dartmouth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the impact of the Thatcher and Major administrations upon the form and style of local authority service delivery. It takes as its starting point the challenge to the post-war consensus on welfare and highlights the influence of radical Conservatism in shaping patterns of policy, post-1987. The book examines far-reaching reforms in four key areas: education, housing, competitive tendering and social services.Focusing upon policy development and the implementation process, the author shows how local authorities across Britain responded to the imposition of this new style of public management. Competition, consumer empowerment and choice displaced them from their former monopolistic position, creating a new regime of 'welfare pluralism'. Yet, despite the intense conflict which these changes originally induced, Nirmala Rao argues that the emerging consensus which we now witness signifies the triumph of the new public management.
Book Synopsis Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism by : John Offer
Download or read book Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism written by John Offer and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Pinker has written extensively on social policy matters since the early 1960s. His distinct approach to understanding concepts such as welfare pluralism is of particular relevance today as welfare pluralism remains an essential component of the policy mix, giving people access to a greater range and diversity of statutory, voluntary, and private sector services than unitary models of welfare provide. Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism presents the first collection of Robert Pinker’s essays in one edited volume. It includes essays on the ways in which welfare theories and ideologies and public expectations have influenced and shaped the political processes of policy making. Other essays focus on clarifying some of the key concepts that underpin the study of social policy. Pinker also reviews the extent to which the United Kingdom has succeeded in creating a ‘policy mix’ in which normative compromises are negotiated between the claims of market individualism and public sector collectivism. The concluding chapter by Robert Pinker reviews the prospects for social policy in the UK over the next five years.
Book Synopsis The Welfare Marketplace by : Mary Bryna Sanger
Download or read book The Welfare Marketplace written by Mary Bryna Sanger and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-05-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative report examines the trend toward competitive contracting of government functions. By focusing on four jurisdictions that hired private firms to handle welfare-to-work services, The Welfare Marketplace reveals the ways in which increased contracting with the private and nonprofit sectors is changing the role and capacity of government, threatening accountability and responsiveness to groups with special needs. Encouraging improved performance through market mechanisms creates particular challenges for the nonprofits who must balance their missions with the bottom line. The organization of service delivery to welfare clients has undergone significant restructuring as a result of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, which encouraged states to contract with outside companies and for the first time allowed them to determine eligibility for welfare benefits. Seeking to assess the impact of this development, M. Bryna Sanger studied the competitive contract environment in San Diego, Milwaukee, New York, and Houston. Interviewing contracters, public officials, opinion leaders, and researchers revealed the comparative advantages of a variety of key players in the multi-sector service industry. Sanger's conclusions paint a complex picture of how competitive contracting arrangements have changed the ways vendors and government agencies serve their clients. While performance and innovation have improved in some cases, all the players are finding that adequate accountability and contract monitoring are more difficult and expensive than anticipated. Both for profits and nonprofits are quickly draining talent and capacity as they compete for experienced executives from government and from each other. Sanger argues that competitive contracting is here to stay, but it will require more—not less—government management and oversight. She urges scholars and practitioners to develop a more nuanced and sophisticated set of expectations about the costs and
Book Synopsis Pluralism at Yale by : Richard M. Merelman
Download or read book Pluralism at Yale written by Richard M. Merelman and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pluralism at Yale: The Culture of Political Science in America explores the relationship between personal experience and academic theories of American politics. Through a detailed examination of the Yale University Department of Political Science between 1955 and 1970, including interviews with many of the political scientists involved, this book traces the way "pluralism," a predominately optimistic theory of American democracy which the Yale department helped to develop in those years, helped to support the American political regime. Merelman also analyzes the impact of social and political events on the decline of Yale pluralism and describes pluralism's continued political relevance today. Included are discussions of McCarthyism, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War.
Book Synopsis Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism by : Robert A. Pinker
Download or read book Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism written by Robert A. Pinker and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first collection of Robert Pinker's influential essays in one edited volume, discussing the key concepts underpinning the study of social policy and the ways in which welfare theories and ideologies together with public expectations have shaped the political processes of policy making.
Book Synopsis The Road to Welfare Pluralism by : Mai-Brith Schartau
Download or read book The Road to Welfare Pluralism written by Mai-Brith Schartau and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HauptbeschreibungWelfare pluralism is often seen as a possible solution to the welfare crisis many western countries are experiencing. Alternative sources of welfare provisions have become attractive in systems once dominated by the state. The family, the company and voluntary organizations can provide services where the state has left a gap. There are, however, several grounds for scepticism about the benefits of welfare pluralism. There is sometimes a general fear of privatization of public commitments and concerns about quality and equal treatment of all citizens. This book serves a handy presentation of the problem and developments and offers a critical discussion of the concept and ideas of welfare pluralism. In a comprehensive comparative empirical analysis, the road to welfare pluralism is studied in three different kinds of western European welfare states - Sweden, Germany and Britain. From official documents and public statements made by centrally placed policy makers, we can see how welfare pluralism is motivated, supported and organized. With the obvious different experiences and policies of the three countries, the study still discerns some common patterns in the way Sweden, Germany and Britain cope with the challenges of the welfare state and of welfare pluralism.
Book Synopsis Theory of Social Enterprise and Pluralism by : Philippe Eynaud
Download or read book Theory of Social Enterprise and Pluralism written by Philippe Eynaud and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decades, social enterprise has been an emerging field of research. Its main frameworks have been provided by Occidental approaches. Mainly based on an organizational vision, they give little or no room to questions such as gender, race, colonialism, class, power relations and intertwined forms of inequality. However, a wide range of worldwide hidden, popular initiatives can be considered as another form of social enterprises based on solidarity, re-embedding the economy as well as broadening the political scope. This has been shown in a previous book: Civil Society, the Third Sector, and Social Enterprise: Governance and Democracy. Thus, to be more than a fashion or a fictitious panacea, the concept of social enterprise needs to be debated. Southern realities cannot be only understood through imported categories and outside modeled guidelines. This book engages a multicontinental and pluridisciplinary discussion in order to provide a pluralist theory of social enterprise. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and students in the fields of social entrepreneurship, social innovation, development studies, management studies and social work.
Book Synopsis Welfare pluralism in the 1990's by : L. Ackers
Download or read book Welfare pluralism in the 1990's written by L. Ackers and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Social Welfare in Global Context by : James Midgley
Download or read book Social Welfare in Global Context written by James Midgley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997-03-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Midgley provides a broad overview of social welfare, outlining key institutions, terminology, historical research, and approaches. He also details reasons for the existence of international social welfare and the challenges that arise from it. The author includes an important section on applied international social welfare that addresses the concerns of practitioners--concerns that have been neglected in much of the literature in the field. An entire section of the book is devoted to issues of social work practice, social developments, the activities of international agencies, and their collaborative efforts. While practical application is an important focus of the book, several chapters deal with key theoretical debates in the field. The author also includes descriptive chapters that provide comprehensive accounts of world social conditions and social welfare institutions.
Book Synopsis Balancing Pluralism by : Adalbert Evers
Download or read book Balancing Pluralism written by Adalbert Evers and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a pluralistic view of care for the elderly. Be it by emphasizing market solutions, the important roles of the voluntary sector or the family, the idea that social welfare is not only a state affair is shared nowadays across ideological and geographical boundaries.
Book Synopsis Critical Pluralism, Democratic Performance, and Community Power by : Paul Schumaker
Download or read book Critical Pluralism, Democratic Performance, and Community Power written by Paul Schumaker and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who governs is a central question in political science. Typically, political scientists address this question by relying upon either empirical analysis, which explains existing political practices, or normative analysis, which orescribes ideal politcal practices.
Book Synopsis Three Roads to the Welfare State by : Bryan Fanning
Download or read book Three Roads to the Welfare State written by Bryan Fanning and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryan Fanning traces the development of European welfare states in this accessible analysis of social change from the Industrial Revolution onwards. The book explores evolutions through the lens of three traditions, social democracy, Christian democracy and liberalism, with insights into the people and beliefs that influenced each.
Book Synopsis American Social Welfare Policy by : Howard Jacob Karger
Download or read book American Social Welfare Policy written by Howard Jacob Karger and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
