Title

The Privatization Of Human Services: Myths, Social Capital And Civil Society

Abstract

It is fashionable to point to privatization and the involvement of for-profits as the parties responsible for many, if not most, of the ills that plague the social welfare system today. This article takes a contrary point of view. Three arguments are made. First, private sector human service delivery and the use of for-profits in the United States predate privatization as a defined public policy. Second, the privatization of the human services is a world wide phenomenon that transcends politics and ideology. Third, the privatization of human services helps to promote civil society and generate social capital.

Publication Date

9-1-2004

Publication Title

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration

Volume

27

Issue

2

Number of Pages

175-193

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

21744446267 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/21744446267

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