From welfare state to welfare society
Toward a viable system of welfare in Japan and England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12608454 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosario Laratta (The University of Tokyo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-141 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6866 • E-ISSN: 1468-2397 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2009.00657.x |
| OpenAlex | W1845100509 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Laratta R. From welfare state to welfare society: toward a viable system of welfare in Japan and England Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 131–141 © 2009 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. This article compares the impact that public welfare reforms during the 1980s and 1990s had, and are still having, on the relationship between statutory organisations and the non‐profit sector in two developed countries, England and Japan. The author argues that the failure of these reforms clearly shows that, although non‐profit organisations may not be able to effectively replace the state in the provision of welfare services, they can contribute, working closely with the statutory organisations, to the shaping, financing and delivery of public services in a variety of ways. It is also interesting to note that, while the public welfare reforms of the late 1990s in England produced a shift away from a culture based on privatisation and contracting‐out toward a partnership culture of collaboration between state and non‐profit entities, similar reforms in Japan have resulted instead in an uncertain area of deregulation and privatisation
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |