Targeting social benefits: international perspectives & trends

chapter 1 The New Zealand Model: Targeting in an Income-Tested System -- chapter 2 Targeting Strategies in the Netherlands: Demand Management and Cost Constraint -- chapter 3 Targeting Social Provisions in Britain: Who Benefits from Allocation Formulae? -- chapter 4 Retrenchment and Progressive Targeting: The Israeli Experience -- chapter 5 Targeting Social Welfare in the United States: Personal Responsibility, Private Behavior, and Public Benefits -- chapter 6 Targeting Welfare in a -- chapter 7 From a Generous to a Stingy Welfare State? Sweden's Approach to Targeting -- chapter 8 Renegotiating Social Allocations: Choices and Issues.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The New Zealand Model: Targeting in an Income-Tested System -- 2 Targeting Strategies in the Netherlands: Demand Management and Cost Constraint -- 3 Targeting Social Provisions in Britain: Who Benefits from Allocation Formulae? -- 4 Retrenchment and Progressive Targeting: The Israeli Experience -- 5 Targeting Social Welfare in the United States: Personal Responsibility, Private Behavior, and Public Benefits -- 6 Targeting Welfare in a "Soft" State: Italy's Winding Road to Selectivity -- 7 From a Generous to a Stingy Welfare State? Sweden's Approach to Targeting -- 8 Renegotiating Social Allocations: Choices and Issues -- Index