That our children represent the future is an axiom to which all politicians subscribe. A survey of public policies that affect children, however, shows these policies to be woefully lacking, excessively costly, counterproductive, and even harmful to those they purport to serve.

In A Brighter Future: Solutions to Policy Issues Affecting America's Children, edited by Lawrence J. McQuillan, director of PRI's Center for Entrepreneurship, the authors explain why deep reforms are necessary if today's children are to reach their full potential as productive, independent, and responsible adults.The need for comprehensive reform touches vital policy areas that affect children, directly and indirectly.

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