Titlebook: Centralization and Power in Social Service Delivery Systems; The Cases of England J. Rogers Hollingsworth,Robert Hanneman Book 1984 Kluwer·

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87749-0 types of social systems. One readily finds in the literature examples that describe as “centralized” or “decentralized” whole societies, institutional sectors, organizations, and even small groups. The degree of centralization in social organizations is often identified as a major cause of variatio

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87749-0in studies covering a wide range of phenomena, and they have defined it in a variety of ways. In this chapter we will focus on one specific definition of the term “centralization.” We will first provide a conceptual definition of the term and discuss its relationship to several other concepts in the

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Orthop?disch-Chirurgische Operationslehrey education because the systems are so different. Nevertheless, one purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate that useful comparisons can be made by utilizing the multidimensional concept of “concentration of decision making.” In the first part of the chapter, we will provide quantitative measures o

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Orthop?disch-Chirurgische Operationslehrery systems in the same policy area in two different societies. As we turn our attention to medical care delivery systems, we wish to demonstrate that the same concepts and measurement strategies can be useful for understanding other sectors of public policy.

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Orthop?disch-Chirurgische Operationslehrespects, the difference between the highly centralized British system and the relatively decentralized American system is a phenomenon of the post-World War II period. In part, however, the variation in the two systems may be traced to different starting points and quite different patterns of evoluti

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Book 20011st editionith a broad perspective, both in subject matter as well as in the choice of chapter authors. The international perspective, especially with regard to public health initiatives, is emphasized where appropriate. The editors, whose trainings are both research and practice oriented, have the opportunity