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Rethinking the Welfare State

Government by Voucher

Michael J Trebilcock author Ronald J Daniels author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:7th Apr '05

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Rethinking the Welfare State offers a comprehensive and comparative analysis of social welfare policy in an international context, with a particular emphasis on the US and Canada.

The authors investigate the claim that a decentralized delivery of government supported goods and services enables policy objectives to be achieved in a more innovative and efficient way, but at a lower cost. Secondly they examine the effectiveness of the voucher system as a solution to problematic welfare concerns. While this system has shown much promise in improving welfare, there have been problems for institutions unable to attract enough voucher-assisted consumers to ensure their survival.

In this context, the authors examine major social programmes such as food stamps, primary and secondary education, post-secondary education, labour market training, childcare, healthcare, legal aid, low-income housing, long-term care and pensions.

ISBN: 9780415337762

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 566g

296 pages