PPA 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Portstoronto, Credit Risk, Organizational Culture

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: PPA 122
• Professor: Duncan Mac Lellan

Document Summary

Part of the executive branch responsible for the delivery of programs and services to the public. The public service in industrial democracies provide large array of services referred to as the welfare state. Development occurred during the depression and accelerated after ww2. A country whose governments ensure that all people have a minimum standard of living and are provided protection from hardships, including those caused by unemployment, sickness, disability and old age. Markets fail to perform expected function or meet social expectations. Risks beyond the control of individuals or threaten society or particular group. Historical (and contemporary) debate about role and extent of state intervention in the market. Different forms of welfare states and states change over time. Local public services engaged in providing basic services and integral part of the welfare state. Water services, fire services, local policing, waste collection. Services require the employment of large numbers of people.