Investing in the disadvantaged : assessing the benefits and costs of social policies / David L. Weimer, Aidan R. Vining, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weimer, David L.

Vining, Aidan R.

Series:

American governance and public policy.

American governance and public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with social disabilities--Services for--United States--Cost effectiveness.

People with social disabilities.

United States--Social policy--1993---Cost effectiveness.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive review of how cost-benefit analysis can improve effectiveness and efficiency in the most important areas of social policy.

Contents:

Assessing the costs and benefits of social policies / Aidan R. Vining and David L. Weimer

Early childhood interventions / Barbara Wolfe and Nathan Tefft

Elementary and secondary schooling / Clive R. Belfield

Health care for disadvantaged populations / David J. Vanness

Adults with serious mental illnesses / Mark S. Salzer

Illicit substance abuse and addiction / Jonathan P. Caulkins

Juvenile crime interventions / Jeffrey A. Butts and John K. Roman

Prisoner reentry programming / John K. Roman and Christy Visher

Housing assistance to promote human capital / Lance Freeman

Encouraging work / Robert Lerman

Next steps in welfare-to-work / Michael Wiseman

Welfare-to-work and work-incentive programs / David Greenberg

Overview of the state-of-the-art of CBA in social policy / Aidan R. Vining and David L. Weimer

An agenda for promoting and improving the use of CBA in social policy / David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58901-599-1

1-58901-600-9

OCLC:

638859205