Dr. Mildred Warner's research explores the impact of privatization and devolution on local government and
the role of human services (especially child care) as part of the social infrastructure for economic development.

Dr. Warner is a Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. She has a Ph.D. in Development Sociology and a Masters in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University, and a BA in History from Oberlin College.

Recent work by Dr. Warner:

• The consequences of implementing a child care voucher: Evidence from Australia, the Netherlands and USA [3]
• Child care and economic development: Markets, households and public policy [4]
• Child care: Work place and economic development supports [5]