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The Corporatisation of the United States Welfare State

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

David Stoesz  and
Howard Karger
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Abstract

This article examines the increasing importance of human service corporations within the American welfare state. In particular, the article investigates the historical and philosophical background of the corporatisation of welfare, the expanding social welfare market, and the scope of human service corporations. The consequence of corporatisation, including standardisation, commodification, and the oligarchic nature of human services are also examined. Lastly, the authors explore the implications of corporatisation for the future of the US welfare state.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , April 1991 , pp. 157 - 171
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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