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100	1		_aHIPP, Lena _934672
245	1	0	_aMarket forces for the unemployment? : _btraining vouchers in Germany and the USA
260			_aMalden, MA : _bBlackwell Publishers, _cFebruary 2008
520	3		_aVouchers are meant to increase competition and consumer choice in public service markets. Using the example of training vouchers for the unemployed in the USA and Germany, we show, however, that deficits, both on the demand and the supply side of the market, create problems with preference alignment and market formation. Information asymmetries undermine choice by the unemployed and reduce government control over the training system. Ironically, restrictions meant to compensate for these information deficits further inhibit competitive market formation. Evaluation data on training vouchers from both countries show that voucher systems do not increase choice, but weaken the partnerships public employment agencies previously had with training providers, and may lead to a shortage of high-quality and specialized training, as well as creaming in the selection of training participants. Theoretical justification for vouchers is based on the notion of choice and consumer sovereignty. Using this framework to analyse the changed relationship between government, private training providers, and jobseekers, we challenge the efficacy of vouchers as a delivery mechanism in complex public service markets such as job training
700	1		_aWARNER, Mildred E _928335
773	0	8	_tSocial Policy & Administration _g42, 1, p. 77-101 _dMalden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, February 2008 _xISSN 01445596 _w
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