Services for People: An Appraisal

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The author analyzes the preliminary report of the HEW Task Force on the Organization of the Social Services. The task force was asked to propose organizing and allocative principles that would foster improved and more equitably distributed social services. The report presents four core concepts: (1) services are not a substitute for adequate income; (2) recipients should be involved in planning and organizing services; (3) effective services should be available to all citizens; (4) services should enrich the quality of life, not merely correct or control problems. New economic mechanisms are proposed, and manpower needs are discussed. Missing from the report are practical suggestions for reform, such as the decentralization of research from the national to the consumer level, where priorities could be more realistically determined. The author concludes that strong national leadership is needed to establish goals and seek solutions to the problems of the social services.

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