Quality Civil Legal Services for the Poor and Near Poor Are Possible Through Improved Productivity
FGMSD-79-46
Published: Oct 19, 1979. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 1979.
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The cost to the Federal Government of providing quality civil legal services to the poor was compared to the cost of comparable services provided by private companies. The Legal Services Corporation (LSC), established in 1974 as a non-profit corporation, is the chief Federal source of legal aid for the poor and near poor.
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Comparative analysisCost effectiveness analysisLegal aidLegal services contractsManagement information systemsMechanizationNonprofit organizationsPrivate sectorData automationData collection