Vouchers and the Provision of Public Services
Contributors: C. Eugene Steuerle (Editor); Van Doorn Ooms (Editor); George Peterson (Editor); Robert D. Reischauer (Editor)
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: May 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780815781547
Subjects: Central government policies; Public finance; Social issues; Social welfare & social services; Subsidies; Politics/International Relations; Government - U.S. Government; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Social service; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Public Policy - General; Public Policy - Social Policy; United States
Description: "Vouchers and the Provision of Public Services provides the most comprehensive examination available of the use of vouchers. While many past studies have focused on the use of vouchers in a single service area, this volume examines a wide variety of applications. The studies herein discuss how vouchers can be compared to alternative delivery mechanisms and analyze the social, political, and economic conditions that might make vouchers an effective mechanism for delivering services."--BOOK JACKET.