Author: Kenneth R. Wedel
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Social Services by Government Contract
Author: Kenneth R. Wedel
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Human Services Contracting
Author: Robert A. Shick
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351017217
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In the last 35 years, governments around the globe have increasingly contracted with nonprofit and for-profit entities designed to provide a portion of the public sector’s portfolio of goods and services. This trend can be traced to a variety of factors, including perceived or actual economic efficiencies in outsourcing goods and services, values concerning the role and size of government in society, and the financial and organizational constraints of many government entities. In the United States, child welfare services adopted a pro-contracting approach early, and a variety of other human services have followed suit, including mental health care, job training, homeless services and others. Although there is strong evidence to suggest that human service contracting is growing over time, scholarship continues to lag on topics related to human service contract management, policy implementation and innovation, performance-based contracting and evaluation. This new volume in the Public Solutions Handbook series is the first volume-length treatment of human services contracting issues, integrating both policy and practice, and exploring a broad range of issues that includes the fields of history, growth, innovations, results and outcomes, best practices and the future of government human service contracting. Chapters in this book examine specific human service contracts, both in the U.S. and abroad, geared to practitioners in the public sector—from local government service contractors to municipal employees—as well as MPA students and those enrolled in courses on intergovernmental relations and nonprofit management.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351017217
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In the last 35 years, governments around the globe have increasingly contracted with nonprofit and for-profit entities designed to provide a portion of the public sector’s portfolio of goods and services. This trend can be traced to a variety of factors, including perceived or actual economic efficiencies in outsourcing goods and services, values concerning the role and size of government in society, and the financial and organizational constraints of many government entities. In the United States, child welfare services adopted a pro-contracting approach early, and a variety of other human services have followed suit, including mental health care, job training, homeless services and others. Although there is strong evidence to suggest that human service contracting is growing over time, scholarship continues to lag on topics related to human service contract management, policy implementation and innovation, performance-based contracting and evaluation. This new volume in the Public Solutions Handbook series is the first volume-length treatment of human services contracting issues, integrating both policy and practice, and exploring a broad range of issues that includes the fields of history, growth, innovations, results and outcomes, best practices and the future of government human service contracting. Chapters in this book examine specific human service contracts, both in the U.S. and abroad, geared to practitioners in the public sector—from local government service contractors to municipal employees—as well as MPA students and those enrolled in courses on intergovernmental relations and nonprofit management.
Social Services Contracting in the Bay Area
Author: Ralph M. Kramer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Nonprofits for Hire
Author: Steven Rathgeb Smith
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674043812
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In recent years, government's primary response to the emergent problems of homelessness, hunger, child abuse, health care, and AIDS has been generated through nonprofit agencies funded by taxpayer money. As part of the widespread movement for privatization, these agencies represent revolutionary changes in the welfare state. Steven Smith and Michael Lipsky demonstrate that this massive shift in funds has benefits and drawbacks. Given the breadth of government funding of nonprofit agencies, this first study of the social, political, and organizational effects of this service strategy is an essential contribution to the current raging debates on the future of the welfare state. Reviews of this book: "An insightful analysis of the implications of an important, broad trend of the past thirty years in the social welfare policy of the United States and many other countries...[Smith and Lipsky] demonstrate that we do not have to read about other countries to find a comparative perspective that sheds light on the choices we face in our national health care debate." DD--Bradford H. Gray, Health Affairs "The most comprehensive account we have of the history, extent, nature, and meaning of delivering social services that are paid for by government and delivered through nonprofit organizations." DD--H. Brinton Milward, Public Administration Review "An interesting, absorbing, and important book." DD--William T. Gormley, Jr., American Political Science Review "An important contribution to welfare state scholarship." DD--Kirsten A. Gronbjerg, Contemporary Sociology
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674043812
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In recent years, government's primary response to the emergent problems of homelessness, hunger, child abuse, health care, and AIDS has been generated through nonprofit agencies funded by taxpayer money. As part of the widespread movement for privatization, these agencies represent revolutionary changes in the welfare state. Steven Smith and Michael Lipsky demonstrate that this massive shift in funds has benefits and drawbacks. Given the breadth of government funding of nonprofit agencies, this first study of the social, political, and organizational effects of this service strategy is an essential contribution to the current raging debates on the future of the welfare state. Reviews of this book: "An insightful analysis of the implications of an important, broad trend of the past thirty years in the social welfare policy of the United States and many other countries...[Smith and Lipsky] demonstrate that we do not have to read about other countries to find a comparative perspective that sheds light on the choices we face in our national health care debate." DD--Bradford H. Gray, Health Affairs "The most comprehensive account we have of the history, extent, nature, and meaning of delivering social services that are paid for by government and delivered through nonprofit organizations." DD--H. Brinton Milward, Public Administration Review "An interesting, absorbing, and important book." DD--William T. Gormley, Jr., American Political Science Review "An important contribution to welfare state scholarship." DD--Kirsten A. Gronbjerg, Contemporary Sociology
Seducing the Samaritan
Author: Joe Loconte
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780929930183
Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780929930183
Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Government Contracting for Social Services
Author: Kenneth Richard Wedel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A Means to an End
Author: Jenice View
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Contracting Selected State Government Functions
Author: Contracting State Government Functions Policy Research Project
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Welfare reform interim report on potential ways to strengthen federal oversight of state and local contracting.
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428946152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428946152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Contracting for Change
Author: Kieron Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781383017779
Category : Human services
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There has been much speculation about the introduction of the contract culture in the public services and its consequences for those involved. This study looks at the impact of contracts on 3 specific areas of the public service.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781383017779
Category : Human services
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There has been much speculation about the introduction of the contract culture in the public services and its consequences for those involved. This study looks at the impact of contracts on 3 specific areas of the public service.