Across the world, welfare states are under challenge (or were never
developed extensively in the first place) while non-state actors
increasingly provide public goods and basic welfare. In many parts
of the Middle East and South Asia, sectarian organizations and
political parties supply basic services to ordinary people more
extensively and effectively than governments. In sub-Saharan
Africa, families struggle to pay hospital fees, and nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) launch welfare programs as states cut
subsidies and social programs. Likewise, in parts of Latin America,
international and domestic NGOs and, increasingly, private firms
are key suppliers of social welfare in both urban and rural
communities. Even in the United States, where the welfare state is
far more developed, secular NGOs and faith-based organizations are
critical components of social safety nets. Despite official
entitlements to public welfare, citizens in Russia face increasing
out-of-pocket expenses as they are effectively compelled to seek
social services through the private market.In The Politics of
Non-state Social Welfare, a multidisciplinary group of contributors
use survey data analysis, spatial analysis, in-depth interviews,
and ethnographic and archival research to explore the fundamental
transformation of the relationship between states and citizens. The
book highlights the political consequences of the non-state
provision of social welfare, including the ramifications for
equitable and sustainable access to social services, accountability
for citizens, and state capacity. The authors do not assume that
non-state providers will surpass the performance of weak,
inefficient, or sometimes corrupt states but instead offer a
systematic analysis of a wide spectrum of non-state actors in a
variety of contexts around the world, including sectarian political
parties, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations,
family networks, informal brokers, and private firms.Contributors:
Scott Allard, University of Chicago; Jennifer N. Brass, Indiana
University; Melani Cammett, Brown University; Linda Cook, Brown
University; Ian Gough, London School of Economics; Michael
Jennings, School of Oriental and African Studies; Anirudh Krishna,
Duke University; Pauline Jones Luong, University of Michigan;
Lauren M. MacLean, Indiana University; Alejandra Mizala, University
of Chile; Alison Post, University of California, Berkeley; Ben Ross
Schneider, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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