Böcker av Alice M. Rivlin

How can we identify who benefits from government programs aimed at solving our social problem and who pays for them? With so many problems, how can we allocate scarce funds to promote the maximum well-being of our citizens? In this book, Alice M. Rivlin examines the contributions that systematic analysis has made to decision making in the government's "social action" programs.

Caring for the Disabled Elderly analyzes the major options for reforming the way long-term care is financed. It first explores the potential market for private long-term care insurance and other private sector initiatives.