
Defending Government
Why Big Government Works
Max Neiman(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 13. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-0-13-373044-9 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Introduction to Political Science, Public Policy, Bureaucracy, Public Administration, Honors courses in American Government or in courses dealing with the Public Sector.
This text focuses on the decline in public trust in government and the efforts of the public to use the powers of democratic governing to improve the lives of people-especially people who require such government intervention. It focuses on the debate over government size and the role of the public sector, with a look at the implications of unqualified disdain for politics, institutions, public servants, elected officials, and the very process of democracy itself. In reviewing these issues economic performance, government regulation, civil rights, white collar crime, and urban policy development are examined.
This text focuses on the decline in public trust in government and the efforts of the public to use the powers of democratic governing to improve the lives of people-especially people who require such government intervention. It focuses on the debate over government size and the role of the public sector, with a look at the implications of unqualified disdain for politics, institutions, public servants, elected officials, and the very process of democracy itself. In reviewing these issues economic performance, government regulation, civil rights, white collar crime, and urban policy development are examined.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-373044-9 (9780133730449)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. An Introduction to the Issues.
2. How Big Has Government Gotten in the United States?
3. Macro-Deterministic Explanations of Government Growth.
4. Public Choice Explanations of Government Size and Growth.
5. For Whom the Evidence Matters: Conclusions Regarding the Causes of Government Growth.
6. Blaming Government: The Case of Economic Performance.
7. Does an Active Government Necessarily Mean Oppressive Government?
8. Hitler didn't Come to Power via the Health Department.
9. Being Dismal in Policy Analysis or Learning to Love Policymaking.
10. The Freedom to Choose Democratic Politics.
References.
Index.
2. How Big Has Government Gotten in the United States?
3. Macro-Deterministic Explanations of Government Growth.
4. Public Choice Explanations of Government Size and Growth.
5. For Whom the Evidence Matters: Conclusions Regarding the Causes of Government Growth.
6. Blaming Government: The Case of Economic Performance.
7. Does an Active Government Necessarily Mean Oppressive Government?
8. Hitler didn't Come to Power via the Health Department.
9. Being Dismal in Policy Analysis or Learning to Love Policymaking.
10. The Freedom to Choose Democratic Politics.
References.
Index.