Decentralizing Social Services in Israel

Ram A. Cnaan

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9515.1988.tb00291.x

Decentralizing Social Services in Israel

Ram A. Cnaan

School of Social Work

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This paper describes an attempt by the Israeli government to decentralize social services. Special attention is focused on the initiation of this planned effort of a highly centralized state. First, the Israeli culture is analyzed in terms of the delegation of authority and empowerment of citizens. Second, the principles of this planned change are summarized and results of two evaluation studies are presented. Several possible causes for the lack of success in decentralizing social services are suggested, followed by comments on the future of decentralization of social services in Israel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-78
Number of pages	11
Journal	Social Policy and Administration
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.1988.tb00291.x
State	Published - May 1988

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Sociology and Political Science
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