The Delegated Welfare State

Author : Kimberly J. Morgan,Andrea Louise Campbell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199875634

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The Delegated Welfare State by Kimberly J. Morgan,Andrea Louise Campbell Pdf

Why are so many American social programs delegated to private actors? And what are the consequences for efficiency, accountability, and the well-being of beneficiaries? The Delegated Welfare State examines the development of the American welfare state through the lens of delegation: how policymakers have avoided direct governmental provision of benefits and services, turning to non-state actors for the governance of social programs. Utilizing case studies of Medicare and the 2009-10 health care reform, Morgan and Campbell argue that the prevalence of delegated governance reflects the powerful role of interest groups in American politics, the dominance of Congress in social policymaking, and deep contradictions in American public opinion. Americans want both social programs and small government, leaving policy makers in a bind. Contracting out public programs to non-state actors masks the role of the state and enlists private allies who push for passage. Although delegated governance has been politically expedient, enabling the growth of government programs in an anti-government political climate, it raises questions about fraud, abuse, administrative effectiveness, and accountability. In probing both the causes and consequences of delegated governance, The Delegated Welfare State offers a novel interpretation of both American social welfare politics and the nature of the American state.

Author : Kimberly J. Morgan,Andrea Louise Campbell
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199730353

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The Delegated Welfare State by Kimberly J. Morgan,Andrea Louise Campbell Pdf

In The Delegated Welfare State, the first book in the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, Andrea Campbell and Kimberly Morgan use the exampke of Medicare to tackle the federal government's increasing propensity in recent times to outsource governmental functions to the private sector.

Author : Claire Frances Ullman
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : France
ISBN : 0253335442

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The Welfare State's Other Crisis by Claire Frances Ullman Pdf

While most observers have equated privatization with a conservative assault on the welfare state, Claire F. Ullman demonstrates that such was not the case in France. There, delegation to nonprofits was motivated by the desire to increase the state's ability to achieve progressive social goals, including enabling welfare programs to reach more of the disadvantaged. Elites sought to recruit nonprofit organizations as partners not to roll back the state, but to bolster and extend its power. Ullman suggests that the western welfare state's new reliance on nonprofit organizations should be re-evaluated in light of the French case.

Author : Giuliano Bonoli,David Natali
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : European Union countries
ISBN : OCLC:1039659094

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The Politics of the New Welfare State by Giuliano Bonoli,David Natali Pdf

Author : David Natali,Giuliano Bonoli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Welfare state
ISBN : OCLC:1083598648

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The Politics of the New Welfare State by David Natali,Giuliano Bonoli Pdf

Author : Christopher Pierson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Public welfare
ISBN : 0745619037

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Beyond the Welfare State? by Christopher Pierson Pdf

For politicians and policy-makers almost everywhere, the future of the welfare state has forced itself to the top of the political agenda. Beyond the Welfare State? represents a sophisticated and comprehensive introduction to the problems with which these policy-makers must struggle. This new edition of Beyond the Welfare State? has been thoroughly revised and updated drawing on the latest theoretical developments and empirical evidence. It remains the most comprehensive and sophisticated guide to the condition of the welfare state in a time of rapid and sometimes bewildering change. The opening chapters develop a scholarly but accessible review of competing views of the historical and contemporary roles of the welfare state. This evaluation draws upon the most recent empirical research and gives full weight to feminist, ecological and 'anti-racist' critiques. It also develops a clear account of globalization and its contested impact upon existing welfare regimes. The book constructs a distinctive history of the international growth of welfare states and offers a comprehensive account of recent developments from 'crisis' to 'structural adjustment'. The final chapters bring the story right up to date with an assessment of the important changes effected in the 1990s and the prospects for welfare states in the new millennium. This is essential reading for second- and third-year undergraduates and postgraduates in politics, social administration and public policy, sociology and economics, as well as the more general reader interested in the future of the welfare state.

Author : Francis G. Castles,Stephan Leibfried,Jane Lewis,Herbert Obinger,Christopher Pierson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191628283

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The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State by Francis G. Castles,Stephan Leibfried,Jane Lewis,Herbert Obinger,Christopher Pierson Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State is the authoritative and definitive guide to the contemporary welfare state. In a volume consisting of nearly fifty newly-written chapters, a broad range of the world's leading scholars offer a comprehensive account of everything one needs to know about the modern welfare state. The book is divided into eight sections. It opens with three chapters that evaluate the philosophical case for (and against) the welfare state. Surveys of the welfare state 's history and of the approaches taken to its study are followed by four extended sections, running to some thirty-five chapters in all, which offer a comprehensive and in-depth survey of our current state of knowledge across the whole range of issues that the welfare state embraces. The first of these sections looks at inputs and actors (including the roles of parties, unions, and employers), the impact of gender and religion, patterns of migration and a changing public opinion, the role of international organisations and the impact of globalisation. The next two sections cover policy inputs (in areas such as pensions, health care, disability, care of the elderly, unemployment, and labour market activation) and their outcomes (in terms of inequality and poverty, macroeconomic performance, and retrenchment). The seventh section consists of seven chapters which survey welfare state experience around the globe (and not just within the OECD). Two final chapters consider questions about the global future of the welfare state. The individual chapters of the Handbook are written in an informed but accessible way by leading researchers in their respective fields giving the reader an excellent and truly up-to-date knowledge of the area under discussion. Taken together, they constitute a comprehensive compendium of all that is best in contemporary welfare state research and a unique guide to what is happening now in this most crucial and contested area of social and political development.

Author : Melani Cammett,Lauren M. MacLean
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801470325

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The Politics of Non-state Social Welfare by Melani Cammett,Lauren M. MacLean Pdf

Across the world, welfare states are under challenge—or were never developed extensively in the first place—while non-state actors increasingly provide public goods and basic welfare. In many parts of the Middle East and South Asia, sectarian organizations and political parties supply basic services to ordinary people more extensively and effectively than governments. In sub-Saharan Africa, families struggle to pay hospital fees, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) launch welfare programs as states cut subsidies and social programs. Likewise, in parts of Latin America, international and domestic NGOs and, increasingly, private firms are key suppliers of social welfare in both urban and rural communities. Even in the United States, where the welfare state is far more developed, secular NGOs and faith-based organizations are critical components of social safety nets. Despite official entitlements to public welfare, citizens in Russia face increasing out-of-pocket expenses as they are effectively compelled to seek social services through the private market In The Politics of Non-State Social Welfare, a multidisciplinary group of contributors use survey data analysis, spatial analysis, in-depth interviews, and ethnographic and archival research to explore the fundamental transformation of the relationship between states and citizens. The book highlights the political consequences of the non-state provision of social welfare, including the ramifications for equitable and sustainable access to social services, accountability for citizens, and state capacity. The authors do not assume that non-state providers will surpass the performance of weak, inefficient, or sometimes corrupt states but instead offer a systematic analysis of a wide spectrum of non-state actors in a variety of contexts around the world, including sectarian political parties, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, family networks, informal brokers, and private firms.

Author : Benjamin Ginsberg,Theodore J. Lowi,Caroline J. Tolbert,Andrea L. Campbell,Margaret Weir
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0393679705

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We the People by Benjamin Ginsberg,Theodore J. Lowi,Caroline J. Tolbert,Andrea L. Campbell,Margaret Weir Pdf

Politics is relevant and participation matters--now more than ever.

Author : Benjamin Ginsberg,Theodore J. Lowi,Margaret Weir,Caroline J. Tolbert
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0393679578

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We the People by Benjamin Ginsberg,Theodore J. Lowi,Margaret Weir,Caroline J. Tolbert Pdf

With fresh insight from new co-author Andrea Campbell, We the People, Twelfth Edition, once again sets the standard for showing students how government impacts their lives and why it matters who participates. Campbell relates true, personal stories of how government affects ordinary citizens. This focus is reinforced by the book's signature "Who Are Americans?" and "Who Participates?" features which motivate critical thinking about how Americans experience and shape politics. Learning goals ensure that students maintain consistent focus on core concepts in the text, in its companion InQuizitive learning tool, and in supporting critical-thinking exercises.

Author : Bent Greve
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317643944

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Welfare and the Welfare State by Bent Greve Pdf

The welfare state plays a key role in people’s everyday lives in developed societies. At the same time, the welfare state is contested and there are constant discussions on how and to what degree the state should intervene, influence and have an impact on the development of society. Recent years have seen an accelerated transformation of the welfare state in the light of the global financial crisis, demographic change and changes in the perception of the state’s role in relation to social welfare. This raises fundamentally new issues related to social policy and welfare state analysis. This book provides: an introduction to the principles of welfare a conceptual framework necessary for understanding social policy at the macro-level a comparative approach to welfare states globally an overview of new ways to organise and steer welfare states an introduction to welfare state politics and underlying economic framework an account of equality and inequality in modern societies new directions for welfare states The book’s focus on core concepts and the variety of international welfare state regimes and mechanisms for delivering social policy provides a much needed introduction to the rapidly changing concept of welfare for students on social policy, social studies, sociology and politics courses.

Author : Daniel Béland,Christopher Howard,Kimberly J. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199838509

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The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Social Policy by Daniel Béland,Christopher Howard,Kimberly J. Morgan Pdf

This handbook provides a survey of the American welfare state. It offers an historical overview of U.S. social policy from the colonial era to the present, a discussion of available theoretical perspectives on it, an analysis of social programmes, and on overview of the U.S. welfare state's consequences for poverty, inequality, and citizenship.

Author : Chloe N. Thurston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108422055

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At the Boundaries of Homeownership by Chloe N. Thurston Pdf

"This book is about the ubiquity of boundaries in social, economic, and political life"--

Author : Eoin O'Malley,Muiris MacCarthaigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Ireland
ISBN : 1904541976

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Governing Ireland by Eoin O'Malley,Muiris MacCarthaigh Pdf

This title offers a fresh and sustained scrutiny of the Irish system of national government. It examines the cabinet, the departments of finance and the Taoiseach, ministerial relationships with civil servants, the growth and decline of agencies and the courts.

Author : Christopher G. Faricy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107101012

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Welfare for the Wealthy by Christopher G. Faricy Pdf

This book examines how political party power influences public spending and private subsidies, and how these changes affect inequality.