Screen LibraryPoverty relief in a mixed economy：theory of and evidence for the (changing) role of public and nonprofit actors in coping with income poverty
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Peter Lang,
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| Publisher Address: | Frankfurt am Main New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 233 p.: ill. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9783631559161 363155916X |
| Index Number: | F152 |
| CLC: | F152.16 |
| Call Number: | F152.16/H473 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-233) "This study examines, both conceptually and empirically, the welfare mix in the activity field of poverty relief and specific shifts of this mix, i.e. changes towards privatization and marketization. In the first part of the study, the meanings of the concepts 'welfare mix', 'privatization' and 'marketization' are disentangled and the concepts are connected. Based on this conceptual framework, the second part of the study assesses the welfare mix in poverty relief and recent changes thereof empirically. The empirical part focuses on Austria. There, mainly two types of organizational actors, |