A GUIDE FOR MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF SMALL-SCALE SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY
Titel:
A GUIDE FOR MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF SMALL-SCALE SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY
Auteur:
Flynn, John P.
Verschenen in:
Administration in social work
Paginering:
Jaargang 3 (1979) nr. 1 pagina's 57-63
Jaar:
1979-08-16
Inhoud:
We have yet to develop guides for the analysis of small-scale social welfare policy. If we are to move beyond the realm of historical or philosophical concern to interventive policy practice, we must develop such tools. Systems thinking tends to be observable in the policy literature from two perspectives. The first is the rather hardware-like application of systems thinking called "systems analysis," which tends to be practical and specific, but rather mechanical. The second approach, more commonly referred to as a systems philosophy orientation, tends to be more general, abstsract, and of less practical value in providing specific practice intervention suggestions. The guide provided here attempts to merge the fundamental concepts of a systems philosophy with practical applications of systems concepts for purposes of small scale policy analysis. This guide also incorporates other concepts in such areas as institutional support, social power, communication patterning, and social exchange.
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