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2. The Social Structure of Institutions: Neither Public nor Private

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. FOREWORD vii
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  5. Introduction: Privatization in Context 3
  6. PART I. DEFINING PRIVATIZATION
  7. 1. The Meaning of Privatization 15
  8. 2. The Social Structure of Institutions: Neither Public nor Private 49
  9. 3. Welfare: The Public I Private Mix 73
  10. 4. Privatizing the Delivery of Social Welfare Services: An Idea to Be Taken Seriously 97
  11. 5. Making Sense of Privatization: What Can We Learn from Economic and Political Analysis? 121
  12. PART II. CASE STUDIES
  13. 6. Social Welfare and Privatization: The British Experience 157
  14. 7. Governmental Responsibility and Privatization: Examples from Four Social Services 179
  15. 8. The Local Initiatives Support Corporation: A Private Initiative for a Public Problem 207
  16. 9. Child Care and Privatization under Reagan 235
  17. Conclusion: Continuing the Discussion and Taking a Stand 261
  18. NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 271
  19. INDEX 273
Privatization and the Welfare State
This chapter is in the book Privatization and the Welfare State
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400860135.49

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. FOREWORD vii
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  5. Introduction: Privatization in Context 3
  6. PART I. DEFINING PRIVATIZATION
  7. 1. The Meaning of Privatization 15
  8. 2. The Social Structure of Institutions: Neither Public nor Private 49
  9. 3. Welfare: The Public I Private Mix 73
  10. 4. Privatizing the Delivery of Social Welfare Services: An Idea to Be Taken Seriously 97
  11. 5. Making Sense of Privatization: What Can We Learn from Economic and Political Analysis? 121
  12. PART II. CASE STUDIES
  13. 6. Social Welfare and Privatization: The British Experience 157
  14. 7. Governmental Responsibility and Privatization: Examples from Four Social Services 179
  15. 8. The Local Initiatives Support Corporation: A Private Initiative for a Public Problem 207
  16. 9. Child Care and Privatization under Reagan 235
  17. Conclusion: Continuing the Discussion and Taking a Stand 261
  18. NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 271
  19. INDEX 273
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