Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Privatization and the Welfare State
. Ed(S): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Kahn, Alfred J.
€ 61.31
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Privatization and the Welfare State
Paperback. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Kahn, Alfred J. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
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 private sectors variously cooperate, compete, or complement one another in social ... Read more
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 private sectors variously cooperate, compete, or complement one another in social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691600727
SKU
V9780691600727
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Privatization and the Welfare State