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Housing Policy at a Crossroads

The Why, How, and Who of Assistance Programs

By: John C. Weicher

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Housing Policy at a Crossroads

The Why, How, and Who of Assistance Programs

By: John C. Weicher

Since Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, American housing policy has focused on building homes for the poor. But seventy-five years of federal housing projects have not significantly ameliorated crime, decreased unemployment, or improved health; recent reforms have failed to revitalize low-income neighborhoods or stimulate the economy. To be successful in the twenty-first century, American housing policy must stop reinventing failed programs. Housing Policy at a Crossroads: The Why, How, and Who of Assistance Programs provides a comprehensive survey of past low-income housing programs, including public and subsidized housing, tax credits for developers, and block grants for state and local governments. John C. Weicher's comparative analysis of these programs yields several key conclusions: Affordability, not quality, is the most pressing challenge for housing policy today; of all the housing programs, vouchers have provided the most choice for the poor at the lowest cost to the taxpayer; because vouchers are much less expensive than public or subsidized housing, future subsidized projects would be an inefficient use of resources; vouchers should be offered only to the poorest members of society, ensuring that aid is available to those who need it most. At once a history of housing policy, a guide to issues confronting policymakers, and a case for vouchers as the cheapest, most effective solution, Housing Policy at a Crossroads is a timely warning that reinventing failed building programs would be a very costly wrong turn for America.

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0844743372

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The Antitrust Laws

A Primer

By: John H. Shenefield,Irwin M. Stelzer

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The Antitrust Laws

A Primer

By: John H. Shenefield,Irwin M. Stelzer

A former top antitrust officer at the U.S. Department of Justice and a noted economist guide readers through the increasingly complex antitrust laws.

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American Enterprise Institute

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084474154X

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Privatizing Subsidized Housing

By: John C. Weicher

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Privatizing Subsidized Housing

By: John C. Weicher

This volume explains why there is bipartisan interest in US privatisation of public housing and how it can be accomplished.

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0844770957

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International Trade in Telecommunications

By: Ronald A. Cass,John R. Haring

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International Trade in Telecommunications

By: Ronald A. Cass,John R. Haring

The authors consider whether any special circumstances justify departure from free trade in telecommunications equipment.

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318

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American Enterprise Institute

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0844740713

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Responsible Tax Credits for Health Insurance

By: Mark V. Pauly,John S. Hoff

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Responsible Tax Credits for Health Insurance

By: Mark V. Pauly,John S. Hoff

The 1990s saw no progress in the financing of health care. About 40 million Americans still have no health insurance - including 22 per cent of America's children. This text suggests a tax credit/voucher system with as much simplicity and flexibility as possible to combat the problem

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0844771619

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9780844771618

Slaughter of the Innocents

Coercive Birth Control in China

By: John Shields Aird

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Slaughter of the Innocents

Coercive Birth Control in China

By: John Shields Aird

The author traces the one-child-per-family population control policy in China, using Chinese documents--many translated here for the first time--as primary documents.

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0844737038

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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise

Five Steps to a Better Health Care System

By: John F. Cogan,R. Glenn Hubbard,Daniel P. Kessler

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Five Steps to a Better Health Care System

By: John F. Cogan,R. Glenn Hubbard,Daniel P. Kessler

America's health-care system is the envy of the world, but it faces serious challenges. The costs of care are rising rapidly, the number of uninsured Americans is at an all-time high, and public dissatisfaction is steadily increasing. How can we preserve the strengths of our current system while correcting its weaknesses? Three of America's leading health-care scholars answer that question in Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. Poorly conceived federal tax policies, insurance regulations, and barriers to entry have distorted health-care markets and inhibited competition. John F. Cogan, R. Glenn Hubbard, and Daniel P. Kessler propose five key policies to build a better health-care system: (1) health-care tax reform, (2) insurance reform, (3) improvement of health-care information, (4) control of anticompetitive behavior, and (5) malpractice system reform. Together, these changes would harness the power of markets to deliver better health care to Americans. These reforms would strengthen consumers' ability to be cost- and value-conscious shoppers, while promoting quality and innovation in health care, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology. And, by cutting the cost of care by $60 billion per year, these reforms would make health insurance affordable for at least 6 million--and perhaps as many as 20 million--uninsured Americans.

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Book's by John Scholar

Housing Policy at a Crossroads

Housing Policy at a Crossroads

The Antitrust Laws

The Antitrust Laws

Privatizing Subsidized Housing

Privatizing Subsidized Housing

International Trade in Telecommunications

International Trade in Telecommunications

Responsible Tax Credits for Health Insurance

Responsible Tax Credits for Health Insurance

Slaughter of the Innocents

Slaughter of the Innocents

Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise

Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise

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