Inequality in the Spatial Allocation of Social Services: Government Contracts to Nonprofit Organizations in New York City

被引:36
作者
Marwell, Nicole P. [1 ,2 ]
Gullickson, Aaron [3 ]
机构
[1] CUNY Bernard M Baruch Coll, New York, NY 10010 USA
[2] CUNY, Grad Ctr, New York, NY USA
[3] Univ Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 USA
关键词
HEALTH-CARE; BARRIERS; REFORM; PARTICIPATION; PROVIDERS; GEOGRAPHY; STATE;
D O I
10.1086/670910
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
030309 [社会工作];
摘要
Publicly funded social services are an increasingly important component of social provision spending, accounting for approximately one-fifth of today's welfare state expenditures. These funds are often allocated through purchase of service contracts between state and municipal agencies and third-party providers, usually nonprofit organizations. This study uses a unique dataset of government contracts with nonprofit organizations in New York City between 1997 and 2001 to study the relationship between the allocation of social services funding across neighborhoods and neighborhood need. We distinguish between local organizations serving their immediate neighborhoods and distributive organizations serving multiple neighborhoods. Overall, contract dollars allocated to both organizational types are positively associated with socioeconomic disadvantage, although distributive organizations are less likely to be physically located in needy neighborhoods. However, contract dollars for services targeted to specific populations are sometimes negatively associated with the prevalence of these targeted populations, especially when those contracts go to distributive organizations.
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页码:319 / 353
页数:35
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