Maintains that it is generally assumed that rent control redistributes wealth from landlords to consumers of housing. Presents data and graphs to illustrate how rent control can benefit landlords and increase housing availability. Asserts that this exercise is effective for students studying microeconomic theory. (CFR)

Many countries have introduced a range of policies that attempt to reformulate the relationships among government, schools, and parents through the application of market forces. This paper looks at the hidden curriculum of marketization and explores the extent to which the recent trend toward quasi-markets in public education systems are…

An international research team examines California's system of postsecondary and higher education. In particular, the examination seeks answers on how California maintains educational quality, access, and equality while working with the market and the state in developing educational solutions to political, social, and economic problems. Part 1 of…