| Title | : | Rethinking the Welfare State |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Ronald J. Daniels & Michael J. Trebilcock |
| Release | : | 2013-01-11 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Political Science, Books, Politics & Current Events |
| Size | : | 3042485 |
| 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. |
