Overview

The persistently increasing scale and complexity of government, of quasi­ public organizations, and of private organizations pose many problems in the economics of collective choice. Moreover, education as a quasi-public good has drawn ever more heavily on public budgets. Yet economic research into collective behavior with respect to education has been sparse (with the partial exception of recent work on teacher unions). In view of these trends, it was decided that the third conference under the Ford-sponsored UK. jUS. Pro­ gramme in the Economics of Education should make the high-risk effort of encouraging and bringing together studies relating to collective choice in education, with some emphasis on studies in educational finance. The con­ ference exploited opportunities for an exchange of ideas between economists in the United Kingdom and in the United States; there were special gains that could come from such an interchange. British and American economists do share a common inheritance that goes back to Benthamite utilitarianism and a common training in neo-classical economic theory even when one or both of these is challenged (which happens, of course, on both sides of the Atlantic). They share also a culture of political democracy despite important dissimilar­ ities in governmental structures and institutions. These commonalities and contrasts facilitate comparative testing of analyses developed in either setting.

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Author:   M.J. Bowman
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.419kg
ISBN:  

9789400974005

ISBN 10:   9400974000
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   20 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I: Central and Local Roles in Educational Provision.- 1. California School Finance: The 1970s Decade.- 2. The Post-Proposition 13 Environment in California and Its Consequences for Education.- 3. Local Authority Education Expenditure in England and Wales: Why Standards Differ and the Impact of Government Grants.- Commentaries: Douglas M. Windham.- Donald W. Verry.- II: Financing Formal Education: Equity, Efficiency and the Institutional Context.- 1. On Setting the Agenda for Pennsylvania School Finance Reform: An Exercise in Giving Policy Advice.- Commentaries: J.A. Mirrlees.- Daniel McFadden.- 2. Imperfect Capital Markets and the Public Provision of Education.- Commentaries: C.A. Pissarides.- J.A. Mirrlees.- 3. An Equity Perspective on Community College Finance.- Commentary: Siv Gustafsson.- III: Perspectives on Recurrent Education.- 1. The Finance of Recurrent Education: Some Theoretical Considerations.- 2. The Role of the State in Financing Recurrent Education: Lessons from European Experience.- Commentaries: Mark Blaug.- E.G. West.- IV: ‘Clubs’, Negotiations, and Decision Processes.- 1. The University Department as a Non-profit Labor Cooperative.- Commentary: Laurie Hunter.- 2. Extra-governmental Powers in Public Schooling: The Unions and the Courts.- Commentaries: William L. Boyd.- Ronald G. Ehrenberg.- Rejoinder: E.G. West and R.J. Staaf.

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