Privatisation and the Welfare State

ISBN-13: 9781138603622 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 246 str.

Julian Le Grand; Ray Robinson

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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