Contracting Out for Human Services: Economic, Political, and Organizational Perspectives (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy) - Couverture souple

DeHoog, Ruth Hoogland

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0873958942 ISBN 13 : 9780873958943

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1985

Synopsis

Contracting out for services has become a popular technique in government's perennial quest to cut spending. Yet seldom has the practice been examined from any but the public choice approach. This book explores contracting out in the important area of human services, covering the critical conditions of contracting and the vital points of politics, procedures, service quality, and effectiveness.

In doing so, DeHoog uses three theoretical perspectives drawn from social science traditions: the economic perspective of market imperfections, the political perspective of cooptation, and the interdisciplinary perspective of organizational decision-making. To evaluate the perspectives and their predictions in the human services, DeHoog has examined contracting in social services (Title XX) and employment and training programs, (CETA), primarily through in-depth interviews with participants.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ruth Hoogland DeHoog is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0873958942
• ISBN 13: 9780873958943
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 198
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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