Liberalization: the only way of de-institutionalization or one of the possible strategies

Abstract

The article discusses the contradictory impact of liberalization on the process of integration of people living in institutions into the society, i.e. de-institutionalization reform. The author argues that the main criterion of de-institutionalization eff iciency is correlation between the macro- and meso- levels of social policy. The multilevel nature of social policy is analyzed within the concept of mix-welfare state. The case of family-centered services’ development shows possible ways of organizational design of de-institutionalization.