| Description |
1 online resource (501 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of abbreviations; Preface; Part I Welfare and the state: theories and concepts; 1 Mixed modes of finance; 2 The theoretical basis for the state funding of services; 3 Quasi-markets for welfare?; Part II The controlling institutions; 4 Setting the limits at the centre; 5 Containing the locals; 6 Setting the limits locally; Part III The sources of funds; 7 Taxes; 8 Fees and charges; 9 Charity and giving; Part IV Financing the services; 10 Paying for health services |
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11 Paying for personal social services12 Paying for education; 13 Paying for housing; 14 Paying for social security; Part V The future: towards 2000; 15 Can we afford the welfare state?; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This is a third edition of a successful textbook that provides a contemporary account of how social services in the UK are paid for. The new edition brings the textbook up-to-date with its fast-moving subject area, explaining the finance of human services - health care, education, housing, social security a nd social care-through a review of the economic literature. It also gives an account of how the cash to pay for the services actually reaches schools, hospitals and social service departments, right from the start of the process, examining how government raises taxes, through to allocation |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- Great Britain -- Finance
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Public welfare -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Public welfare -- Economic aspects
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Public welfare -- Finance
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317903581 |
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1317903587 |
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