Poverty Relief in a Mixed Economy

This study examines, both conceptually and empirically, the welfare mix in the activity field of poverty relief and specific shifts of this mix, i.e. changes towards privatization and marketization. In the first part of the study, the meanings of the concepts 'welfare mix', 'privatization' and 'marketization' are disentangled and the concepts are connected. Based on this conceptual framework, the second part of the study assesses the welfare mix in poverty relief and recent changes thereof empirically. The empirical part focuses on Austria. There, mainly two types of organizational actors, namely public agencies and nonprofits, provide poverty alleviation. Thus, only the roles and contributions of these two types of providers are examined.

Autorentext

The Author: Karin Heitzmann is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Social Policy, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).

Inhalt

Contents: Welfare mix in the activity field of poverty relief and specific shifts of this mix - Changes towards privatization and marketization - Focus on Austria and the roles and contributions of public agencies and nonprofits in the provision of poverty alleviation.