Talk:Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism

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I think it would be very interesting to apply this book's insights to a review of specific sectors of the U.S. economy. For example, the public education sector is largely organized as a monopoly held by local governments, with significant power-sharing with national labor unions. Over the past ten years, the charter school movement has created an opportunity for independently run entrepreneurial organizations to challenge the district monopoly. Slowly, we're seeing the emergence of larger groups (like KIPP Academy, with almost 60 schools, or Achievement First based in New Haven) against a backdrop of many single-school organizations ("mom and pops"). The most exciting developments in public education are coming from these charter schools.

The example of Sweden also merits consideration: 17 years ago Sweden adopted a nationwide policy of admitting any accredited school into its public education sector, including schools run for-profit, not-for-profit, and religious organizations. Since then, these independently managed schools have picked up considerable market share and continues to grow.