Title: Revolution in Social Policy
Description: A critical evaluation of the quasi-market revolution in social policy across sectors, examining reforms in competitive tendering, education, health and community care, with information on legal aid, careers services and the media. Based primarily on current empirical research, it highlights issues such as provider contracts, transaction costs and the role of trust in the effective operation of quasi-markets.
Subjects: Social policy, Congresses, Privatisierung, Sozialpolitik, Sozialreform, Wohlfahrtsstaat, Öffentliche Leistung, Sociale politiek, Marktmechanisme, Verzelfstandiging, Great britain, social policy