Politics, Policy, and Public Options

A public option is a government-provided social good that coexists with a similar privately provided good, such as health care or education. This volume explores the theory of the public option, examines case studies, and shows how it can be a corrective to privatization and subsidies.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 280 pages
\n Publication date: 01 July 2021
\n Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A public option is a government-provided social good that coexists alongside a similar privately provided good, with the public option often associated with healthcare policy. However, public options have been a longstanding feature of American life across various sectors, including libraries, swimming pools, and public schools, which exist alongside private schools. Despite their prevalence, there has been surprisingly limited research on public options as a general category. In recent decades, scholars and the public have focused on market subsidies (such as vouchers) or privatization as means of ensuring access to essential social goods. However, these approaches have faced increasing criticism.

To address this gap, this volume brings together scholars from diverse disciplines to explore the theory of the public option, examine several important case studies, and demonstrate how public options can serve as a corrective to the trend toward privatization and subsidies. The book offers a comprehensive examination of the potential benefits and challenges of public options, providing valuable insights for policymakers, policymakers, and scholars interested in understanding the role

The public option is a government-provided social good that coexists alongside a similar privately provided good, with the public option often associated with healthcare policy. However, public options have been a longstanding feature of American life across various sectors, including libraries, swimming pools, and public schools, which exist alongside private schools. Despite their prevalence, there has been surprisingly limited research on public options as a general category. In recent decades, scholars and the public have focused on market subsidies (such as vouchers) or privatization as means of ensuring access to essential social goods. However, these approaches have faced increasing criticism.

To address this gap, this volume brings together scholars from diverse disciplines to explore the theory of the public option, examine several important case studies, and demonstrate how public options can serve as a corrective to the trend toward privatization and subsidies. The book offers a comprehensive examination of the potential benefits and challenges of public options, providing valuable insights for policymakers, policymakers, and scholars interested in understanding the role.

The public option is a government-provided social good that coexists alongside a similar privately provided good, with the public option often associated with healthcare policy. However, public options have been a longstanding feature of American life across various sectors, including libraries, swimming pools, and public schools, which exist alongside private schools. Despite their prevalence, there has been surprisingly limited research on public options as a general category. In recent decades, scholars and the public have focused on market subsidies (such as vouchers) or privatization as means of ensuring access to essential social goods. However, these approaches have faced increasing criticism.

To address this gap, this volume brings together scholars from diverse disciplines to explore the theory of the public option, examine several important case studies, and demonstrate how public options can serve as a corrective to the trend toward privatization and subsidies. The book offers a comprehensive examination of the potential benefits and challenges of public options, providing valuable insights for policymakers, policymakers, and scholars interested in understanding the

The public option is a government-provided social good that coexists alongside a similar privately provided good, with the public option often associated with healthcare policy. However, public options have been a longstanding feature of American life across various sectors, including libraries, swimming pools

swimming pools, and public schools, which exist alongside private schools. Despite their prevalence, there has been surprisingly limited research on public options as a general category. In recent decades, scholars and the public have focused on market subsidies (such as vouchers) or privatization as means of ensuring access to essential social goods. However, these approaches have faced increasing criticism.

To address this gap, this volume brings together scholars from diverse disciplines to explore the theory of the public option, examine several important case studies, and demonstrate how public options can serve as a corrective the trend toward privatization and subsidies. The book offers a comprehensive examination of the potential benefits and challenges of public options, providing valuable insights for policymakers, policymakers, and scholars interested in understanding the

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