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Changing the Guard
Tabarrok & Logan
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Description for Changing the Guard
Paperback. Editor(s): Tabarrok, Alexander. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
When prison privatization began in the United States in the early 1980s, many policy analysts claimed that the result would be higher costs, declining quality, and an erosion of state authority. Bringing together five of the leading researchers of prison privatization and criminology, this authoritative survey addresses the economic as well as the social implications of prison reform. Economist Ken Avio begins with an analysis of the broader issues surrounding the private-prison debate, such as punishment and recidivism, and crime deterrence. Charles Thomas, the world's leading authority on private prisons, provides the empirical context for understanding the debate, examining their ... Read more
When prison privatization began in the United States in the early 1980s, many policy analysts claimed that the result would be higher costs, declining quality, and an erosion of state authority. Bringing together five of the leading researchers of prison privatization and criminology, this authoritative survey addresses the economic as well as the social implications of prison reform. Economist Ken Avio begins with an analysis of the broader issues surrounding the private-prison debate, such as punishment and recidivism, and crime deterrence. Charles Thomas, the world's leading authority on private prisons, provides the empirical context for understanding the debate, examining their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Independent Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Oakland, United States
ISBN
9780945999874
SKU
V9780945999874
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99-46
About Tabarrok & Logan
Alexander Tabarrok, research director of the Independent Institute, edited The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society, and Entrepreneurial Economics. Charles H. Logan is the author of Private Prisons: Cons and Pros.
Reviews for Changing the Guard
"So much written about private prisons is tendentious and ideological, in contrast to the carefully researched contributions here."
Charles H. Logan, professor of sociology, University of Connecticut (from the foreword). "Changing the Guard is first-rate analysis of a moribund industry. Real experts point toward a crucial reform."
Morgan O. Reynolds, former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Labor. "If ... Read more
Charles H. Logan, professor of sociology, University of Connecticut (from the foreword). "Changing the Guard is first-rate analysis of a moribund industry. Real experts point toward a crucial reform."
Morgan O. Reynolds, former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Labor. "If ... Read more