Contracts and the quasi-market in community health services

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Reliance on contracts for health care creates problems for community health services (CHS). Although the National Health Service is trying to promote competition within health care industries through economic reforms, the reforms are difficult to implement within CHS because the reforms do not address specific CHS concerns. Quasi-market concepts state that purchasers of health services will first decide their needs and then receive information on appropriate providers and contracts. The NHS follows quasi-market concepts, but they are difficult to apply in the CHS sector.

Finance, Health care industry, Economic policy, Community health services, United Kingdom. National Health Service

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Citizenship services in New York City

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New York, NY, offers a host of citizenship services in response to the large number of immigrants seeking citizenship to avail of federal benefits under new laws. Leading these services is Citizenship NYC, a program aimed at assisting legal immigrants in their bid for naturalization. It includes counseling, free legal services, and language and civics classes. Sixteen nonprofit agencies in the state also offer citizenship services, while the City University of New York established a free citizenship and naturalization program called Citizenship Now.

Services, Social policy, New York, New York, Citizenship, Naturalization

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Strands in the web: community-building strategies in online fanzines

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Computer-mediated communication, via the Internet, is playing a role in developing and maintaining communal relationships. As the World Wide expands, there are more and more opportunities for community links. Electronic magazines (E-zines), have sprung up, and readers have been contributing artwork, articles and fiction.

Innovations, Telecommunications systems, Interpersonal relations, World Wide Web

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