Student Debt
Rhetoric and Realities of Higher Education Financing
Published on 20. July 2016
Book
Hardback
XIII, 120 pages
978-1-349-94943-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book analyzes reliable evidence to tell the true story of student debt in America. One of the nation's foremost experts on college finance, Sandy Baum exposes how misleading the widely accepted narrative on student debt is. Baum combines data, research, and analysis to show how the current discourse obscures serious problems, risks misdirecting taxpayer dollars, and could deprive too many Americans of the educational opportunities they deserve. This book and its policy recommendations provide the basis for a new and more constructive national agenda to make paying for college more manageable.
Reviews / Votes
"Many consider student debt a major problem, generating financial difficulties as well as delayed marriage and home buying. This excellent volume argues that college debt is not a problem for most people. It helps far more than it hurts; graduates benefit from higher future earnings and should pay something for their gains. . Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (S. Pressman, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)More details
Edition
2016 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XIII, 120 p.
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-94943-4 (9781349949434)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-52738-7
Schweitzer Classification
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05/2018
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Person
Sandy Baum is Senior Fellow in the Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Previously, she has been a Research Professor of Education Policy at the George Washington University, USA, and Professor of Economics at Skidmore College, USA. She has written and spoken extensively on college access, college pricing, student aid, student debt, and college affordability.
Content
Chapter 1: Student Debt: Good, Bad, and Misunderstood.- Chapter 2: The Realities of Student Debt.- Chapter 3: Putting the Stories into Perspective.- Chapter 4: The Evidence About the Impact of Student Debt.- Chapter 5: How Can Public Policy. Help?.