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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*FOREWORD, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*Introduction: Privatization in Context, pg. 3*1. The Meaning of Privatization, pg. 15*2. The Social Structure of Institutions: Neither Public nor Private, pg. 49*3. Welfare: The Public I Private Mix, pg. 73*4. Privatizing the Delivery of Social Welfare Services: An Idea to Be Taken Seriously, pg. 97*5. Making Sense of Privatization: What Can We Learn from Economic and Political Analysis?, pg. 121*6. Social Welfare and Privatization: The British Experience, pg. 157*7. Governmental Responsibility and Privatization: Examples from Four Social Services, pg. 179*8. The Local Initiatives Support Corporation: A Private Initiative for a Public Problem, pg. 207*9. Child Care and Privatization under Reagan, pg. 235*Conclusion: Continuing the Discussion and Taking a Stand, pg. 261*NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS, pg. 271*INDEX, pg. 273
