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1 Online-Ressource (321 p)
ISBN:
9781780745749
Content:
Every year the British government spends £80 billion outsourcing public services. Today, private companies are responsible for fulfilling some of the most sensitive and important roles of the state  running prisons and providing healthcare, transport, legal aid, even child protection. These organizations have been handed enormous amounts of power and yet for the most part they operate with no transparency or accountability. From deportations to NHS cutbacks, Alan White exposes what goes wrong when the invisible hand of the market is introduced into public services. Informed by exclusive int
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About the Author -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1 The Story of Britain's Outsourcing Revolution -- 2 The Asylum Industry -- 3 Disabilities and Employment -- 4 Selling Off Lady Justice -- 5 NHS for Sale? -- 6 The Trouble with Social Care -- 7 Accountability -- 8 Transparency -- 9 Lobbying and Conflicts of Interest -- 10 Market Failure -- 11 Conclusion - What Is to Be Done? -- Notes -- Index
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9781780745756
Additional Edition:
9781780745749
Additional Edition:
Print version White, Alan Shadow State : Inside the Secret Companies that Run Britain Oxford : Oneworld Publications,c2016 9781780745749
Language:
English
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