1st Edition

Comparative Social Assistance Localisation and Discretion

98 Pages
by Routledge

106 Pages
by Routledge

98 Pages
by Routledge

Published in 1997, the is the report of a study commissioned by the Department of Social Security (UK). The aim of the study was to provide detailed information about the social assistance systems of four European countries which, to a greater or lesser extent, are delegated to local levels of government. The study distinguished between policy-making, finances, delivery and accountability. The... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Social Assistance and Centre-Local Relations  3. Germany  4. The Netherlands  5. Sweden  6. Switzerland  7. Conclusions.

Biography

John Ditch, Jonathan Bradshaw, Jochen Clasen, Meg Huby, Margaret Moddie