Contracting Out for Human Services

Contracting Out for Human Services
Author: Ruth H. De Hoog
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1985-06-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1438400608

Contracting out for services has become a popular technique in government's perennial quest to cut spending. Yet seldom has the practice been examined from any but the public choice approach. This book explores contracting out in the important area of human services, covering the critical conditions of contracting and the vital points of politics, procedures, service quality, and effectiveness. In doing so, DeHoog uses three theoretical perspectives drawn from social science traditions: the economic perspective of market imperfections, the political perspective of cooptation, and the interdisciplinary perspective of organizational decision-making. To evaluate the perspectives and their predictions in the human services, DeHoog has examined contracting in social services (Title XX) and employment and training programs, (CETA), primarily through in-depth interviews with participants.

Managed Care in Human Services

Managed Care in Human Services
Author: Stephen P. Wernet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1999
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

The unique contribution of this book is its exclusive focus on the current impact of managed care on social service organisations and delivery systems, public sector systems, and professional practice. It is one of the only books to address managed care from a social work perspective. And it is the first to address the impact of managed care on services to children.