Privatisation and the Welfare State

Informationen zum Autor Sir Julian Ernest Michael Le Grand, FBA is an academic specialising in public policy. He is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and was a senior policy advisor to former Prime Minister Tony Blair Klappentext Originally published in 1984, Privatisation and the Welfare State brings together a distinguished set of experts on the Welfare State and its main policy areas of health care, housing, education and transport. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1984, Privatisation and the Welfare State brings together a distinguished set of experts on the Welfare State and its main policy areas of health care, housing, education and transport. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Contributions Preface 1. Privatisation and the Welfare State: An Introduction Part I: General Principles and Strategies 2. The Political Economy of Privatisation 3. The Progressive Potential of Privatisation 4. Is Privatisation Inevitable? 5. Voluntary Organisations and the Welfare State Part II: Policy Issues 6. Privatisation and the National Health Service 7. Private Health Insurance 8. Privatisation and Housing 9. The Demise of Public Housing? 10. Privatisation of Education 11. Educational Vouchers – It All Depends on What you Mean 12. The Allocation of Urban Public Transport Subsidy 13. Subsidies to Urban Public Transport and Privatisation References Index

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• Authors: Julian (London School of Economics Le Grand, Julian (London School of Economics) Robi Le Grand, Julian Robinson Le Grand
• Assisted by: Julian Le Grand (Editor), Julian Le Grand (Editor), Julian Legrand (Editor), Ray Robinson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138603561
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60356-1
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State; Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories