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Public Health in a Retrenchment Era
Helen J. MullerCurtis Ventriss
其他書名
An Alternative to Managerialism
出版State University of New York Press, 1985-06-30
主題Political Science / Public Policy / General
ISBN143841384X9781438413846
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=a_vyTeaQYmwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Public Health in a Retrenchment Era illustrates the political and economic reality of making cutbacks in traditional government-sponsored programs. This book critically examines the issues concerning cutbacks by focusing on Los Angeles County, which has one of the largest public health service systems in the nation, and explains how cutbacks were legitimized and implemented.

Muller and Ventriss propose that the retrenchment process offers an opportunity for policymakers and citizens alike to critically examine new choices which may not have existed in periods of fiscal expansion. They criticize the present focus on managerialism and propose an alternative approach. Called the co-possibility model, it enhances a more humane and substantive policy approach in making cutbacks. This model links the citizen, policymaker, and public organization in a new relationship, fostering an environment for policy experimentation and innovation in this retrenchment era.