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- Outsourcing Social Services: Eliminating Public Watchdogs
Outsourcing is promoted as a way to save money, improve services, and shake up so-called “unaccountable bureaucracies.” But in reality, it often fails on all counts, especially in attempts to outsource human and social services.
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Human services updates from the AFSCME Information Highway
Latest updates
- Access to Food Stamps Improves Children’s Health and Reduces Medical Spending
- New Study Confirms That American Workers Are Getting Ripped Off
- New reports highlight different approaches to child welfare financing
- Donald Trump Asked, “What Do You Have to Lose?” This Illinois Town Found Out.
- Less Bang for Your Buck? How Social Capital Constrains the Effectiveness of Social Welfare Spending
Human services coverage from the AFSCME Privatization Update
