The Politics of Non-state Social Welfare
328The Politics of Non-state Social Welfare
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Overview
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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801452642 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 06/25/2014 |
Pages: | 328 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.12(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMelani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLean1. Mapping Social Welfare Regimes beyond the OECDIan Gough2. The Political Consequences of Non-state Social Welfare: An Analytical FrameworkMelani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLeanPart IStates, Non-state Social Welfare, and Citizens in the Developing World3. Empowering Local Communities and Enervating the State? Foreign Oil Companies as Public Goods Providers in Azerbaijan and KazakhstanPauline Jones Luong4. The Politics of "Contracting Out" to the Private Sector: Water and Sanitation in ArgentinaAlison E. Post5. Blurring the Boundaries: NGOs, the State, and Service Provision in KenyaJennifer N. Brass6. Bridging the Local and the Global: Faith-Based Organizations as Non-state Providers in TanzaniaMichael Jennings7. Sectarian Politics and Social Welfare: Non-state Provision in LebanonMelani Cammett8. The Reciprocity of Family, Friends, and Neighbors in Rural Ghana and Côte d'IvoireLauren M. MacLean9. The Naya Netas: Informal Mediators of Government Services in Rural North IndiaAnirudh KrishnaPart IIThe Politics of Non-state Social Welfare in Emerging Markets and the Industrialized World10. Private Provision with Public Funding: The Challenges of Regulating Quasi Markets in Chilean EducationAlejandra Mizala and Ben Ross Schneider11. "Spontaneous Privatization" and Its Political Consequences in Russia’s Postcommunist Health SectorLinda J. Cook12. State Dollars, Non-state Provision: Local Nonprofit Welfare Provision in the United StatesScott W. AllardConclusionMelani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLeanWhat People are Saying About This
The Politics of Non-state Social Welfare begins to fill a major gap in the welfare literature. Almost all of the previous literature on welfare provision in developing countries has focused on relations between citizens and the state. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of how citizens and states are affected by the growth of NGOs, sectarian organizations, informal brokers, and other types of non-state actors. The authors of the case study chapters offer in-depth accounts of such providers, drawing on extensive fieldwork. In introductory and concluding chapters, Melani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLean elaborate and assess a series of carefully nuanced propositions about variations in the inclusiveness, accountability, and sustainability of the services provided by non-state actors and the conditions in which they complement or undermine the role of the state.