Rethinking School Choice

Jeffrey R. Henig

ISBN 10: 0691044724 / ISBN 13: 9780691044729

Published by Princeton University Press, US, 1995

About this Item

Advocates of school vouchers and other choice proposals couch their arguments in the fashionable language of economic theory. Choice initiatives at all levels of government have succeeded, it is claimed, because they shift responsibility for education reform from government to market forces. This timely book disputes the appropriateness of the market metaphor as a guide to education policy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking School Choice
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, US
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691044724
• ISBN 13: 9780691044729
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 454 grams

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Synopsis

Advocates of school vouchers and other choice proposals couch their arguments in the fashionable language of economic theory. Choice initiatives at all levels of government have succeeded, it is claimed, because they shift responsibility for education reform from government to market forces. This timely book disputes the appropriateness of the market metaphor as a guide to education policy.

About the Author

Jeffrey R. Henig is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Washington Area Studies at George Washington University. His other books include Public Policy and Federalism: Issues in State and Local Politics.