Robert Pinker has written extensively on social policy matters since the early 1960s. His distinct approach to understanding concepts such as welfare pluralism

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Comprises 33 papers grouped under five themes: The Nature of social policy; The History of social policy; Social policy and the social services; The Political e

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This provocative report examines the trend toward competitive contracting of government functions. By focusing on four jurisdictions that hired private firms to