Research in Social Problems and Public Policy

by Youn, Ted I. K.; Freudenburg, William R.

• ISBN13: 9781559383691
• ISBN10: 1559383690
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Jai

Summary

Even today, many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. "Research in Social Problems and Public Policy" seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. Such organizations often play key roles in managing, and mismanaging, the ways in which some of today's most important social problems are handled by the public policy system. The papers discuss policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management, addressing operations and design issues for government organizations.

Table of Contents

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS	vii
INTRODUCTION: A VARIETY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND INSTITUTIONAL FAILURES	1	(10)
William R. Freudenburg
Ted I.K. Youn
PART I. PROBLEMS OF INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN AND THE USE OF KNOWLEDGE	11	(70)
TOWARD A THEORY OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE IN THE DESIGN OF GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS	11	(34)
E.J. Woodhouse
THE USE AND NON-USE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE: LESSONS FROM RESEARCH ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF A "NEW BREED" MEATPACKING PLANT IN STORM LAKE, IOWA	45	(36)
Mark A. Grey
PART II. PROBLEMS OF INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE	81	(92)
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE BEHAVIOR: IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION?	81	(18)
Catherine E. Ross
William C. Cockerham
AN EXAMINATION OF PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS: A RANGE OF PURPOSES, THEORIES, AND EFFECTS	99	(26)
Penny Hauser-Cram
Marji Erickson Warfield
Marty Wyngaarden Krauss
TEN PROPOSITIONS ABOUT SCHOOLING, THE INHERITANCE OF POVERTY, AND INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE THIS INHERITANCE	125	(48)
George Farkas
PART III. PROBLEMS FOR POLICY: PROBLEMS OF GOAL DISPLACEMENT	173
INDUSTRIAL POLICY: THE VERY IDEA! FROM THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF MILITARY R&D TOWARD A "FRAUENHOFER" SYSTEM OF COOPERATIVE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, 1940-1995	173
Henry Etzkowitz