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Private Markets for Public Goods
Raising the Stakes in Economic Reform
by Carol Graham
ISBN: 0815732295
ISBN-13: 9780815732297
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr
Published date: 1998
Size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
Pages: 380
Publisher's Notes
This book studies the effects of incorporating market incentives into the public goods arena. Author Carol Graham examines reforms in education, health, social security, and state-owned enterprises across a range of country and income contexts, with case studies from Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Graham's studies show that market incentives can have positive effects on the performance of public institutions.
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