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050	0	4	_aHD3885 _b.P835 2019
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aSitaraman, Ganesh, _e1
245	1	0	_aThe public option : _bhow to expand freedom, increase opportunity, and promote equality / _cGanesh Sitaraman and Anne L. Alstott.
260			_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bHarvard University Press, _c(c)2019.
300			_a1 online resource.
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520	0		_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.
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505	0	0	_aPart I. Understanding the public option: The failure of privatization -- _tHow the public option promotes opportunity and competition -- _tThe theory of the public option -- _tCaveats and counterarguments -- _tPart II. The history of the public option: Social security and other successes -- _tMixed results in education and housing -- _tPart III. The public option and public policy: Retirement -- _tHigher education -- _tBanking -- _tChild care -- _tHealth care -- _tAnd more.
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650		0	_aPublic administration _zUnited States.
650		0	_aGovernment ownership _zUnited States.
650		0	_aGovernment property _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPublic interest _zUnited States.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aAlstott, Anne, _d1963- _e1
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2094386&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell