Full Description
Originally published in 1984, Privatisation and the Welfare State brings together a distinguished set of experts on the Welfare State and its main policy areas of health care, housing, education and transport. Each chapter provides some much-needed analysis of privatisation policies in areas where, too often, political rhetoric is allowed to dominate discussion. The book makes a major contribution to the reader's understanding of the complex issues involved in this controversial area of social policy. As the first systematic evaluation of a broad range of welfare state privatisation proposals, it is essential reading for economists, social administrators, and political scientists.
Contents
About the Contributions Preface 1. Privatisation and the Welfare State: An Introduction Part I: General Principles and Strategies 2. The Political Economy of Privatisation 3. The Progressive Potential of Privatisation 4. Is Privatisation Inevitable? 5. Voluntary Organisations and the Welfare State Part II: Policy Issues 6. Privatisation and the National Health Service 7. Private Health Insurance 8. Privatisation and Housing 9. The Demise of Public Housing? 10. Privatisation of Education 11. Educational Vouchers - It All Depends on What you Mean 12. The Allocation of Urban Public Transport Subsidy 13. Subsidies to Urban Public Transport and Privatisation References Index
