Vouchers and the provision of public services / C. Eugene Steuerle ... [al et.], editors.

Other author Steuerle, C. Eugene, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington DC : Brookings Institution Press : Committee for Economic Development : Urban Institute Press, ©2000.
Descriptionviii, 552 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Subsidies.
Social service.
Subsidies--United States.
Social service--United States.

Partial contents Common issues for voucher programs / C. Eugene Steuerle -- The economics of vouchers / David F. Bradford and Daniel N. Shaviro -- The politics of vouchers / Burdett Loomis -- Lessons from the food stamp program / Robert A Moffitt -- Housing vouchers ; the U.S. experience / George E. Peterson -- Housing vouchers : a contribution from abroad / Hugo Priemus -- Child-care vouchers and cash payments / Douglas J. Besharov and Nazanin Samari -- Vouchers for federal targeted training programs / Burt S. Barnow -- Vouchers for elementary and secondary education / Isabel V. Sawhill and Shannon L. Smith.
Partial contents Privatizing education : lessons from Canada, Europe, and Asia / John H. Bishop -- Vouchers and American higher education / Arthur M. Hauptmann -- Legal and constitutional issues of vouchers / Michael W. McConnell -- Grades K-12 : the legal problems with public funding of religious schools / Elliot M. Mincberg and Judith E. Schaeffer -- Medicare vouchers / Robert D. Reischauer -- Subsidizing health care for the under sixty-five population / Linda T. Bilheimer -- Structured choice versus fragmented choice : bundling of vouchers / Robert Lerman and E. Eugene Steuerle / A survey of voucher use : variations and common elements / Paul Posner, Robert Yetvin, Mark Schneiderman, Christopher Spiro, and Andrea Barnett.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00009439
ISBN0815781547 (alk. paper)
ISBN0815781539 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HC79.S9 V68 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold