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UNINA9911004895703321 |
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Titolo |
Liberty & learning : Milton Friedman's voucher idea at fifty / / edited by Robert C. Enlow and Lenore T. Ealy |
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Washington, DC, : Cato Institute, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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9786611905453 |
9781433701443 |
1433701448 |
9781281905451 |
1281905453 |
9781933995373 |
1933995378 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EnlowRobert C |
EalyLenore T |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Educational vouchers - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents; Prologue: A Personal Retrospective; Introduction; 1. The Role of Government in Education: Enduring Principles, New Circumstances, and the Question of ''Shelf Life''; 2. Choice, Religion, Community, and Educational Quality; 3. A Culture of Choice; 4. Milton Friedman, Vouchers, and Civic Values; 5. Give Us Liberty and Give Us Depth; 6. Is There Hope for Expanded School Choice?; 7. Free-Market Strategy and Tactics in K-12 Education; 8. A Critique of Pure Friedman: An Empirical Reassessment of ''The Role of Government in Education'' |
9. Discipline Is the Key to Milton Friedman's Gold Standard for Education Reform10. From Universal to Targeted Vouchers: The Relevance of the Friedmans' Proposals for Developing Countries; Epilogue: School Vouchers Turn 50, But the Fight Is Just Beginning; About the Contributors; About the Editors; Index; Cato Institute |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Fifty years ago, Milton Friedman had the ground-breaking idea to improve public education with school vouchers. By separating government financing of education from government administration of |
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