02469oam 22005774a 450 991045788080332120210108113253.01-280-76573-997866107657370-8157-7879-1(CKB)1000000000347395(EBL)286945(OCoLC)437176667(SSID)ssj0000255606(PQKBManifestationID)11188186(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255606(PQKBWorkID)10218513(PQKB)10806436(OCoLC)86083835(MdBmJHUP)muse35363(MiAaPQ)EBC286945(EXLCZ)99100000000034739520060901d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTargeting in Social Programs[electronic resource] Avoiding Bad Bets, Removing Bad Apples /Peter H. Schuck, Richard J. ZeckhauserWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20061 online resource (183 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-7880-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-161) and index.Introduction -- Conceptual foundations of target efficiency -- High stakes, misguided evasions, and bad policies -- Avoiding bad bets -- Removing bad apples -- Predictive accuracy and procedural protection -- Better information, better targeting, and better policies."Provides a framework for analyzing the challenges involved in defining bad bets and bad apples and discusses the safeguards that any classification process must provide. Examines public schools, public housing, and medical care and proposes policy changes that could reduce the problems these two groups pose in social welfare programs"--Provided by publisher.Human servicesGovernment policyUnited StatesPublic welfare administrationUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial policy1993-Electronic books. Human servicesGovernment policyPublic welfare administration361.6120973Schuck Peter H50196Zeckhauser Richard552254MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910457880803321Targeting in Social Programs2443525UNINA