Citation

Swint JM, Lairson DR. J. Stud. Alcohol 1985; 46(2): 157-160.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3921770

Abstract

Differences in the economic criteria for evaluating the efficiency of occupation-based intervention programs vs public (nonprofit) rehabilitation programs are highlighted and the consequences of these differences are discussed. It is shown that if the development of such programs is determined strictly by the employer's criteria, they will not produce the full benefits for society that they are capable of. The incentive therefore exists for government to encourage the development and proliferation of quality programs. It is proposed that this can be accomplished by altering the employer's incentives (through subsidies or tax credits), thus making the private and public economic criteria for program evaluation more consistent.

Language: en