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050	1	4	_aHD 3885 _bS623p 2019
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100	1		_aSitaraman, Ganesh _938806
245	1	4	_aThe public option : _bhow to expand freedom, increase opportunity, and promote equality / _cGanesh Sitaraman and Anne L. Alstott.
264		1	_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bHarvard University Press, _c2019.
300			_avi, 284 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-273) and index.
505	0		_aPart I. Understanding the public option: The limits of private action Why public options? The theory of the public option Caveats and counterarguments Part II. The history of the public option: Public libraries, social security, and other successes Mixed results in education and housing Part III. The public option and public policy: Retirement Higher education Banking Child care Health care And more
520			_aWhenever you go to your local public library, send mail via the post office, or visit Yosemite, you are taking advantage of a longstanding American tradition: the public option. Some of the most useful and beloved institutions in American life, from public schools to museums, are public options--yet they are seldom celebrated as such. These government-supported opportunities co-exist peaceably alongside private options, ensuring equal access and expanding opportunity for all. Ganesh Sitaraman and Anne Alstott challenge decades of received wisdom about the proper role of government, inviting us to look past the political red herrings peddled by the right (and sometimes the left) and consider the vast improvements that could come from the expansion of public options. Far from illustrating the impossibility of effective government services, as their critics claim, public options hold the potential to transform American civic life, offering a wealth of solutions to seemingly intractable problems, from housing shortages to the escalating cost of health care. Imagine a low-cost, high-quality public option for child care. Or an extension of the excellent Thrift Savings Plan from federal employees to all Americans. Or every person having access to a bank account at the Fed, with no fees and no minimums. From broadband internet to higher education, The Public Option reveals smart new ways to meet pressing public needs while spurring healthy competition. More effective than vouchers or tax credits, and far more equitable than blind faith in the marketplace, public options could offer us all fairer choices, greater security, and more meaningful participation in American life.-- _cProvided by publisher
650		0	_aPublic administration _zUnited States.
650		4	_aAdministración pública _zEstados Unidos _94512
650		0	_aGovernment ownership _zUnited States.
650		0	_aGovernment property _zUnited States.
650		4	_aPropiedad del gobierno _zEstados Unidos _98182
650		4	_aPropiedad gubernamental _zEstados Unidos _921363
650		0	_aPublic interest _zUnited States.
650		4	_aInterés público _zEstados Unidos _938896
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica y gobierno _92191
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic policy.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica económica _9840
700	1		_aAlstott, Anne L. _q(Anne Lester), _d1963- _eauthor. _916798
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