Investing in the Disadvantaged : Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Social Policies.

By: Weimer, David LContributor(s): Vining, Aidan R | Stegman, Michael AMaterial type: TextTextSeries: American Governance and Public PolicyPublisher: Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (305 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781589015999Subject(s): People with social disabilities -- Services for -- United States -- Cost effectiveness | United States -- Social policy -- 1993- -- Cost effectivenessGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Investing in the Disadvantaged : Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Social PoliciesDDC classification: 361.6/1 LOC classification: HN59.2 -- .I68 2009ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Social Policies -- 2 Early Childhood Interventions -- 3 Elementary and Secondary Schooling -- 4 Health Care for Disadvantaged Populations -- 5 Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses -- 6 Illicit Substance Abuse and Addiction -- 7 Juvenile Crime Interventions -- 8 Prisoner Reentry Programming -- 9 Housing Assistance to Promote Human Capital -- 10 Encouraging Work -- 11 Next Steps in Welfare-to-Work -- 12 Welfare-to-Work and Work-Incentive Programs -- 13 Overview of the State-of-the-Art of CBA in Social Policy -- 14 An Agenda for Promoting and Improving the Use of CBA in Social Policy -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: A comprehensive review of how cost-benefit analysis can improve effectiveness and efficiency in the most important areas of social policy.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Social Policies -- 2 Early Childhood Interventions -- 3 Elementary and Secondary Schooling -- 4 Health Care for Disadvantaged Populations -- 5 Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses -- 6 Illicit Substance Abuse and Addiction -- 7 Juvenile Crime Interventions -- 8 Prisoner Reentry Programming -- 9 Housing Assistance to Promote Human Capital -- 10 Encouraging Work -- 11 Next Steps in Welfare-to-Work -- 12 Welfare-to-Work and Work-Incentive Programs -- 13 Overview of the State-of-the-Art of CBA in Social Policy -- 14 An Agenda for Promoting and Improving the Use of CBA in Social Policy -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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

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