TY - JOUR
AU - Huque, Ahmed Shafiqul
AB - Public services represent entitlements of citizens, and their provision is determined by the character of modern states. Governments are constantly challenged by the need to provide better services with wider coverage in the face of numerous constraints. This book provides important information on the origins of public services. It will serve as a useful reference on the genesis, governing process, and provision of public services.In Inward Conquest, Ben W. Ansell and Johannes Lindvall explain the political origins of public services through an exploration of developments in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book chronicles social changes and challenges, as well as actions taken by political parties, religious groups, and governments at various levels to address social needs. The analysis is based on the experience of 19 countries in Europe, North America, and Asia and examines the starting point of seven human services that “shape and transform people.” The services are related to order (policing and prisons), education or knowledge (schools and libraries), and health (mental institutions, vaccinations, and midwifery).Public service provision continues to be the subject of debates over range and coverage, the roles of providers and consumers, strategies, and methods of delivery. The analysis of their origins 
TI - Inward Conquest: The Political Origins of Modern Public Services by Ben W. Ansell and Johannes Lindvall. New York, Cambridge Press, 2021. 230 pp. Paper, $34.99.
JO - Political Science Quarterly
DO - 10.1002/polq.13336
DA - 2022-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/inward-conquest-the-political-origins-of-modern-public-services-by-ben-Yri203R6Fp
SP - 450
EP - 451
VL - 137
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -