Politics, Policy, and Public Options

Policymakers and scholars in political science, law, economics, sociology, public policy, and history will find this book's interdisciplinary analysis and in-depth case studies helpful for understanding public options within and beyond health care policy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

Introduction Ganesh Sitaraman and Anne Alstott; 1. More than meets the eye: government social provision and the politics of 'public options' Mallory SoRelle and Suzanne Mettler; 2. The entrepreneurial state: socializing risks and rewards Mariana Mazzucato and Henry Lishi Li; 3. Challenges in designing equitable public options Anne Alstott and Ganesh Sitaraman; 4. What about private options Jon D. Michaels; 5. The original - and still the best?: the health insurance public option and the politics of social reform Jacob S. Hacker; 6. The irony of health care's public option Allison K. Hoffman; 7. Promoting quality and equality through a public option in early childhood education and care Kimberly J. Morgan; 8. Revamping public energy Shelley Welton; 9. A public option in banking: postal banking Mehrsa Baradaran.

Summary

Policymakers and scholars in political science, law, economics, sociology, public policy, and history will find this book's interdisciplinary analysis and in-depth case studies helpful for understanding public options within and beyond health care policy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Product details

• Authors: Ganesh Alstott Sitaraman
• Assisted by: Anne Alstott (Editor), Ganesh Sitaraman (Editor), Sitaraman Ganesh (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108720748
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72074-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; LAW / Business & Financial, Personal & public health, Public Administration, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Public finance, Schools, Personal and public health / health education, Public ownership / nationalization, Public finance and taxation, Schools and pre-schools, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general