Paying for Health, Education, and Housing - How Does the Centre Pull the Purse Strings? (Hardcover, New)

England is unusual in relying so heavily on central government to finance its social services. Citizens expect to be able to access services of similar standards wherever they live. This raises difficult theoretical and practical issues. How are the needs of different areas to be measured? How are the different costs of providing services in very different parts of the country to be assessed? This book reviews the economic theory that underpins thinking about the problem. It then traces the way governments have distributed resources from the end of the last century until today. It critically analyzes current methods for three services - the National Health Service, schools, and housing. This book is intended for scholars and students of political science, British politics, public policy and administration, public management, development management, and policy-makers and analysts interested in government and public service spending.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	October 2000
Authors:	Howard Glennerster (Professor of Social Administration) • John Hills (Director of CASE, Professor of Social Policy) • Tony Travers (Director, Greater London Group)
Dimensions:	242 x 164 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-924078-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	0-19-924078-7
Barcode:	9780199240784

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