tailieunhanh - Individual and Social Responsibility: Child Care, Education, Medical Care, and Long-Term Care in America

The participants generally preferred to use and recommend materials that are in the public domain and not subject to copyright, and most of the organizations they represent want their information to reach the public unhindered. Materials produced by or funded by the Federal and most state and local government generally can’t be copyrighted and are in the public domain. Increasingly, such materials are posted on the Internet. In addition, a participant stated that if an agency is producing something with outside support, they should be required to make it freely available. Materials intended only for health professionals were the. | This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title Individual and Social Responsibility Child Care Education Medical Care and Long-Term Care in America Volume Author Editor Victor R. Fuchs editor Volume Publisher University of Chicago Press Volume ISBN 0-226-26786-5 Volume URL http books fuch96-1 Conference Date October 7-8 1994 Publication Date January 1996 Chapter Title Government Intervention in the Markets for Education and Health Care How and Why Chapter Author James M. Poterba Chapter URL http chapters c6566 Chapter pages in book p. 277 - 308 10 Government Intervention in the Markets for Education and Health Care How and Why James M. Poterba Education and health care are the two largest government expenditure items in most developed economies. In 1991 total government spending on primary and secondary education in the United States totaled 219 billion and another 96 billion was spent on public colleges and universities. Educational outlays represent nearly 30 of government purchases of goods and services. Direct government health care spending totaled 316 billion and another 60 billion of forgone revenue was attributable to deductions and exemptions of health-related items under the income tax. There are fundamental differences in the government s role in the health and education sectors of the . economy. State and local governments are the direct providers of the majority 92 of primary and secondary educational services. The service providers are government employees with salaries set through a partly political process and decisions about methods of production such as classroom activities and curriculum are made by quasi-political government bureaucracies. Competition between alternative providers of educational services occurs largely through competition between communities for potential residents. In health care although federal state and local governments ultimately .