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Auteur(s) : Hevenstone, Debra
Titre(s) : The American myth of markets in social policy [Texte imprimé] : ideological roots of inequality / Debra Hevenstone
Publication : New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
Description matérielle : x, 291 pages : ill. ; 25 cm
Comprend : Machine generated contents note: ; PART I: THEORY1.Defining Social Goals: Pragmatism,
Empiricism, and the Social Debate2.Social Policy Design: Market-Oriented Solutions,
Rationality, and FederalismPART II: POLICY3.Labor Markets: Wages, the Employer's Role,
and Family Policy4.Social Insurance: Health, Pensions, and Long-Term Care5.Targeted
Programs: Housing, Homelessness, and Youth Training6.Social Pressure: Health Behaviors,
Bullying, Prejudice, and Discrimination.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-286) and index
"The American Myth of Markets in Social Policy examines how implementing American
tropes in policy design inadvertently frustrates policy goals. The book investigates
multiple market-oriented designs including funding for private organizations to deliver
public services, funding for individuals to buy services, and policies incentivizing
or mandating private actors to provide social policy. Hevenstone shows that these
solutions often not only fail to achieve social goals, but actively undermine them.
The book carefully details the mechanisms through which this occurs, and examines
several policies in depth, covering universal social insurance programs like healthcare
and pensions, as well as smaller interventions like programs for the homeless. " ;
"The American Myth of Markets in Social Policy examines how implementing ideas about
markets in policy design inadvertently frustrates policy goals. Hevenstone examines
policies ranging from universal social insurance programs to smaller targeted interventions,
making her argument with both substantive empirical evidence as well as anecdote,
which keeps the book accessible and entertaining"
Sujet(s) : Inégalité sociale -- États-Unis
Politique sociale -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137436290 (hardback). - ISBN 1137436298 (hardback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44501231z
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