Rethinking the Welfare State: The Prospects for Government by Voucher

Ronald Daniels & Michael J. Trebilcock

ISBN 10: 0415337771 / ISBN 13: 9780415337779

Published by Routledge, 2005

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Title: Rethinking the Welfare State: The Prospects ...

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis:

Rethinking the Welfare State offers a comprehensive and comparative analysis of social welfare policy in an international context, with a particular emphasis on the US and Canada.

The authors investigate the claim that a decentralized delivery of government supported goods and services enables policy objectives to be achieved in a more innovative and efficient way, but at a lower cost. Secondly they examine the effectiveness of the voucher system as a solution to problematic welfare concerns. While this system has shown much promise in improving welfare, there have been problems for institutions unable to attract enough voucher-assisted consumers to ensure their survival.

In this context, the authors examine major social programmes such as food stamps, primary and secondary education, post-secondary education, labour market training, childcare, healthcare, legal aid, low-income housing, long-term care and pensions.

About the Author:

Michael J. Trebilcock is University Professor and Professor of Law at the University of Toronto.

Ronald J. Daniels is Dean of the Faculty of Law and Professor of Law at the University of Toronto.