An Economic Case against Vouchers [electronic resource] : Why Local Public Schools Are a Local Public Good. Dartmouth Economics Department Working Paper / William A. Fischel.

This article offers an explanation and economic rationale for the failure of vouchers to be generally accepted by the public, suggesting that public schools are in fact a local public good. The reason economists fail to notice this is they look exclusively to the educational activity of the schools....

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Fischel, William A.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2002.
Subjects:	Educational Vouchers. Elementary Secondary Education. Human Capital. Politics of Education. Private Schools. Public Opinion. Public Schools. School Choice.