Partners, Not Rivals
Author | : Martha Minow |
Publisher | : Beacon Press (MA) |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015055208824 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Renowned legal scholar Martha Minow takes on this unexamined change in our public life. She acknowledges that private commercial interests are here to stay and that religious providers have long played crucial roles in health care, social services, and schooling. New arrangements expanding these trends are not necessarily bad - market forces can be useful in improving public services, and the motivation and know-how of religious groups can help many of the most needy. Minow shows us how to guard against the dangers of privatization and preserve essential public values of due process, freedom from discrimination, and democratic participation."--BOOK JACKET.