This title was first published 1983. A common method, concern, and argument underlie all of these essays. The method is 'value critical'. The concern is with a more institutionally grounded understanding of why governments do what they do. The argument is substantive, dealing with concrete issues such as the claim for economic resources, social protection and the organization of social services....The canonical (that is, the conventional and normative) view is thrown into question, on the implicit assumption that things do not work as expected, that there is inherently a difference between the text and the message.
1. The Social Policy of the Firm 2. Claims, Claiming, and Claim Structures 3. Social Services: Purpose and Form 4. The Plea for Coordination of Services 5. The design of In-kind Benefits 6. Value Tensions in Program Design 7. Implementation: A Theoretical Perspective 8. Practice Worries 9. Comprehensive Program Evaluation 10. Knowledge for Practice 11. Policy Research: Belief and Doubt 12. Action Frames and Problem Setting 13. Social Science and Social Policy
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Rein, Martin
