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Child care outcomes: economic perspectives and issues

Knapp, Martin R J., Lowin, Ana (1998) Child care outcomes: economic perspectives and issues. Children and Society, 12 . pp. 169-179. ISSN 0951-0605 (Print) 1099-0860. (doi:10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00061.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:26918)

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Abstract

Economics starts with the observation of widespread scarcity and the consequent need for choices about resource allocation. Common criteria for such choices are economy, effectiveness, efficiency and equity. This paper defines these criteria and locates them within a conceptual framework (the 'production of welfare'). It also examines some of the reasons for the growth in interest in them. The main modes of evaluation - cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and cost-consequences analyses - are described and illustrated. Few such evaluations have been conducted in child care, and the paper ends with speculation as to why this is so.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00061.x
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User: R. Bass
Date Deposited: 20 May 2011 14:20 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:32 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26918 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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