The public option: how to expand freedom, increase opportunity, and promote equality

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One. Understanding the Public Option -- 1. The Limits of Private Action -- 2. Why Public Options? -- 3. The Theory of the Public Option -- 4. Caveats and Counterarguments -- Part Two. The History of the Public Option -- 5. Public Libraries, Social Security, and Other Successes -- 6. Mixed Results in Education and Housing -- Part Three. The Public Option and Public Policy -- 7. Retirement -- 8. Higher Education -- 9. Banking -- 10. Child Care -- 11. Health Care -- 12. And More -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.