Introduction
Controversy about Free Lunch Program has continued since last year. The agreement and opposition about the issue have opposed each other. And citizens are being conducted voluntarily vote on this issue.
Thus, Free Lunch Program is an issue that citizens as well as policy makers, policy implementer have a great interest.
Therefore, our team is going to overall understand about the Free Lunch Program, assess in terms of fairness and efficiency, and consider the measures for successful implementation of the policy.
Meaning of Free Lunch Program
Definition of Free Lunch
The government offers free meals to students at elementary and middle schools in agricultural, fishing and mountain villages as well as students from low-income families in urban elementary and middle schools.
The goal of offering free meals to all students is providing immense economic benefits and good health to children in poor families.
Critical Issues¡¦(»ý·«)
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dition, there is little communication among implementers because of Korea¡¯s political environment.
Performance Measures
There are three performance measures.
The satisfaction level of beneficiaries (students and their parents) through survey
The change of height and weight
The decline of rate of disease
Equity Assessment
Robert Nozick`s view
People who hold Nozick¡¯s process view of equity do not favor policies to effect redistribution directly, even when they think a current distribution is inequitable. Nozick argues that a distribution is just if it came about by a voluntary and fair process. However, providing free school meals goes against the simple principles of a free-market democratic society. If the government provision of what individuals eat, wear and where they live are taken as a given, then society will be filled with dependents instead of independent individuals. Worse, the greater the government role, the greater its control will be. We may have to give up