Overview

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. Each chapter provides some much-needed analysis of privatisation policies in areas where, too often, political rhetoric is allowed to dominate discussion. The book makes a major contribution to the reader’s understanding of the complex issues involved in this controversial area of social policy. As the first systematic evaluation of a broad range of welfare state privatisation proposals, it is essential reading for economists, social administrators, and political scientists.

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Author:   Julian Le Grand ,  Ray Robinson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9780429889332

ISBN 10:   042988933
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   20 July 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
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Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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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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

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