It is recognised that expressive preferences may play a major role in determining voting decisions because the low probability of being decisive in elections undermines standard instrumental reasoning. Expressive and instrumental preferences may deviate and in electoral settings it is more...

Education policy holds the promise of breaking the strong ties between family background and socio-economic position by providing publicly accessible education for children of all backgrounds. However, the education system may also perpetuate social inequalities if well-off families are able to...

Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Bait –The History of American Colleges and the Creation of Student Loans -- Chapter 2: The Switch – Higher Education as a Public Goods Decays (1965-1992) -- Chapter 3: The Income and Wealth Effects of Student Loan Debt -- Chapter 4: Recent Changes to Student...