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The Delegated Welfare State. Medicare, Markets, and the Governance of Social Policy.
Morgan, Kimberly J.; Campbell, Andrea Louise
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Paperback. In The Delegated Welfare State, the first book in the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, Andrea Campbell and Kimberly Morgan use the exampke of Medicare to tackle the federal government's increasing propensity in recent times to outsource governmental functions to the private sector. Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Why are so many American social programs delegated to private actors? And what are the consequences for efficiency, accountability, and the well-being of beneficiaries? The Delegated Welfare State examines the development of the American welfare state through the lens of delegation: how policymakers have repeatedly avoided direct governmental provision of benefits and services, instead turning to non-state actors for the governance of social programs. More recent versions, such as the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, delegate responsibility to consumers themselves, who must choose from an array of private providers in social welfare marketplaces. Utilizing a case study of Medicare, ... Read more
Why are so many American social programs delegated to private actors? And what are the consequences for efficiency, accountability, and the well-being of beneficiaries? The Delegated Welfare State examines the development of the American welfare state through the lens of delegation: how policymakers have repeatedly avoided direct governmental provision of benefits and services, instead turning to non-state actors for the governance of social programs. More recent versions, such as the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, delegate responsibility to consumers themselves, who must choose from an array of private providers in social welfare marketplaces. Utilizing a case study of Medicare, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Postwar American Political Development
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199730353
SKU
V9780199730353
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About Morgan, Kimberly J.; Campbell, Andrea Louise
Andrea Louise Campbell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kimberly J. Morgan is Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.
Reviews for The Delegated Welfare State. Medicare, Markets, and the Governance of Social Policy.
This book moves the discussion of American state formation forward from a mere cataloguing of policies that have been hidden from view to detailed analysis of those policies and their politics.
Philip Rocco, Public Administration
Philip Rocco, Public Administration