What do you mean?
Subtitle: conceptual clarity in social policy
By: Alessandro Magnoli.
Contributors: Inter-American Development Bank.
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Social policy; Educational vouchers; Insurance, Health
Description: "Efficiency and equity are priorities in the social policies of both industrial and developing countries. However, policy studies use efficiency and equity objectives in a general way, while in practice they may refer to specific concepts. This study looks at the political dimension of the economic problem - different value judgments lead to different concepts of efficiency and equity. The design of social policies depends on the interpretation - rarely explicit - of policymakers.

What Do You Mean? shows how conceptual clarity can improve social services delivery."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-231).