Nursing homes are where some of the most vulnerable live and work. In too many homes,
the conditions of work make it difficult to make care as good as it can be. For the last eight …

Since 2003, British Columbia has been the scene of the most sweeping privatization of
public health support services in Canadian history. This study examines the impact of this …

This study investigates the determinants of local governments' decisions to privatize public
nursing homes. According to the Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting (OSCAR) 2004 …

The debate on privatisation is central to social policy, yet it tends to generate more heat than
light as definitions and operationalisations of 'privatisation'are often implicit, unclear and …

Despite sharing a tradition of publicly funded, publicly provided eldercare services, Sweden
and Norway have been affected by the global trend to marketization in recent years …

This paper examines privatization as a multidimensional phenom enon that has broad
ramifications for the planning, funding, and provision of human services. Historical changes …

Privatization in health care is a hot topic of discussion in most European countries. Driven by
the political agenda, privatization as a general process in the society is often offered as a …

When contracting out services to private actors, public authorities must be able to ensure
that the quality of services provided is satisfactory. Therefore, it is important to formulate …

Privatization--the transfer of responsibility for public services from the public to the private
sector--currently evokes intense interest from policy makers. To its advocates, privatization …

23 June 2017 Report Reclaiming Public Services is vital reading for anyone interested in the
future of local, democratic services like energy, water and health care. This is an indepth …