{"product_id":"contracting-out-for-human-services-ruth-h-de-de-hoog-9780873958943","title":"Contracting Out for Human Services: Economic, Political, and Organizational Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eContracting out for services has become a popular technique in government's perennial quest to cut spending. Yet seldom has the practice been examined from any but the public choice approach. This book explores contracting out in the important area of human services, covering the critical conditions of contracting and the vital points of politics, procedures, service quality, and effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn doing so, DeHoog uses three theoretical perspectives drawn from social science traditions: the economic perspective of market imperfections, the political perspective of cooptation, and the interdisciplinary perspective of organizational decision-making. To evaluate the perspectives and their predictions in the human services, DeHoog has examined contracting in social services (Title XX) and employment and training programs, (CETA), primarily through in-depth interviews with participants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth H. de de Hoog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0873958942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873958943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Ruth H. de de Hoog","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065221951743,"sku":"9780873958943","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57ba35df-bb28-455e-948d-6cb8cf4e2ff3.jpg?v=1768673785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contracting-out-for-human-services-ruth-h-de-de-hoog-9780873958943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}