 Agenda for Leadership 1998
Author(s): Gabriela Mrad (ed.)
Category: Better Government
Abstract: A collection of 10 essays by prominent experts on pressing policy issues facing Massachusetts, including special and bilingual education, privatization, insurance deregulation, infrastructure, and fiscal policy.
Published in: 1998
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 Is Welfare Working? The Massachusetts Reforms Three Years Later
Author(s): M. Anne Hill and Thomas J. Main
Category: Better Government
Abstract: Three years after major welfare reforms were enacted in Massachusetts in 1995, the authors explore how the reforms changed the structure of welfare programs and to what extent they affected work outcomes.
Published in: 1998
Price: $15
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 Toward the Next Massachusetts Miracle: The Limits of Economic Development Progra
Author(s): Edwin S. Mills
Category: Better Government
Abstract: The author recommends keeping the Massachusetts tax burden low, keeping regulation in check, and pursuing objective evaluations of proposed capital projects. He also finds the state’s economic development programs have little effect on economic growth.
Published in: 1997
Price: $15
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 Seducing the Samaritan: How Government Contracts Are Reshaping Social Services
Author(s): Joe Loconte
Category: Better Government
Abstract: A critical examination of how government funding to private social service providers often has deletrious effects.
Published in: 1997
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 Competition in Education: A Case Study of Interdistrict Choice
Author(s): David J. Armor and Brett M. Peiser
Category: Education
Abstract: An analysis of Massachusetts' interdistrict school choice law with respect to racial balance in school districts, financial impact on districts, and "market" response by districts to competition for students.
Published in: 1997
Price: $15
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 Toward a Safer Workplace: Reform and Deregulation of Workers' Compensation
Author(s): James R. Chelius and Edward Moscovitch
Category: Better Government
Abstract: The author recommends keeping the Massachusetts tax burden low, keeping regulation in check, and pursuing objective evaluations of proposed capital projects. He also finds Massachusetts state government economic development programs have little effect on economic growth.
Published in: 1996
Price: $15
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 Bilingual Education in Massachusetts: The Emperor Has No Clothes
Author(s): Christine H. Rossell and Keith Baker
Category: Education
Abstract: An analysis of Massachusetts' bilingual education requirements and program practices; recommends an English immersion approach for limited English-proficient students, which was ultimately approved by Massachusetts voters in 2002.
Published in: 1996
Price: $15
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 Agenda For Leadership
Author(s): James A. Peyser (ed.)
Category: Better Government
Abstract: A collection of eight essays addressing issues such as health care, welfare, education, crime, economic development and crime in Massachusetts. Taken together, they point toward a focused, decentalized state government that embraces competition, choice, and individual responsibility.
Published in: 1996
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 Special Education: Good Intentions Gone Awry
Author(s): Edward Moscovitch
Category: Education
Abstract: A thorough examination of special education legislation, enrollment trends, costs, and financial impact on regular education in Massachusetts.
Published in: 1994
Price: $10
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 By Choice or By Chance? Tracking Values in Massachusetts? Public Spending
Author(s): Herman B. Leonard
Category: Economic Opportunity
Abstract: A methodological comparison of state spending decisions in Massachusetts during the 1980s when the state experienced difficult economic and fiscal circumstances.
Published in: 1992
Price: $10
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 Reinventing the Schools: A Radical Plan for Boston
Author(s): Steven F. Wilson
Category: Education
Abstract: A call for reform of the Boston public schools through creation of "entrepreneurial schools" as an engine for change that encourages academic improvement and fosters school choice; ultimately lead to legislative approval of charter schools in Massachusetts.
Published in: 1992
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 School Choice in Massachusetts
Author(s): Abigail Thernstrom
Category: Education
Abstract: An overview of school choice programs and proposals in Massachusetts, under which parents may, to varying degrees, select which public school their children attend.
Published in: 1992
Price: $10
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 Mental Retardation Programs: How Does Massachusetts Compare?
Author(s): Edward Moscovitch
Category: Education
Abstract: A comparison of Massachusetts programs for the mentally handicapped with those in Minnesota and Michigan, with policy recommendations.
Published in: 1990
Price: $10
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 Work and Welfare in Massachusetts: An Evaluation of the ET Program
Author(s): June O'neill
Category: Better Government
Abstract: A detailed critique of the 1983 Massachusetts Employment and Training Choices program (ET) aimed at increasing the job skills of welfare recipients. The author's analysis shows that instead of saving taxpayers money as advocates claim, ET has been costly and has contributed little or nothing to a reduction in the welfare caseload in Massachusetts.
Published in: 1990
Price: $10
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