Putting Faith in Partnerships

"The book is based on in-depth studies of social service programs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Dallas. By examining public-private partnerships between government offices and nonprofit organizations, Monsma seeks to understand how these partnerships affect the balance between government's efforts to deal with social problems and the rights of individual citizens to control their own lives." "Putting Faith in Partnerships answers many previously unanswered questions in what may be the most controversial public policy debate today: about the feasibility and wisdom of government agencies forming partnerships with private organizations to provide essential public social services."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: Polls regularly show that Americans believe government should play an active, positive role in helping the sick, the old, the very young, and others who are experiencing severe needs; the same polls show Americans are deeply distrustful of government.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Editions

1

Pages

288

ISBN

9780472113934

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