Government Intervention in the Markets for Education and Health Care: How and Why?

James M. Poterba
Published Date
Copyright 1996
ISBN 0-226-26786-5
Individual and Social Responsibility
Book: Individual and Social Responsibility: Child Care, Education, Medical Care, and Long-Term Care in America
Book editor: Victor R. Fuchs
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
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Government Intervention in the Markets for Education and Health Care: How and Why?
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Education and health care are the two largest government expenditure items in the United States. The public sector...

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