Government by the Market?
The Politics of Public Choice
Published on 18. November 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 320 pages
978-0-333-56973-3 (ISBN)
Description
Recent decades have seen the study of politics invaded by economic theories, methods and techniques. This book gives a concise, non- technical account of these 'public choice' theories and examines their influence upon government policies in English-speaking countries. Issues covered include slimming the state, privatising welfare and re- structuring government. Final chapters offer an alternative view of the basis of good government. This book offers a unique survey and critique of the ideas and influence of an important branch of political thought and its links with market theories.
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Edition
1993
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-56973-3 (9780333569733)
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Other editions
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Book
11/1993
Palgrave Macmillan
€73.79
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Person
sometime Visiting Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Australia and Emeritus Professor of Public Administration, London School of Economics
Content
Preface.- Economic Interpretations of Politics.- Theories of Political Behaviour.- The Creation of a New Ideology.- Slimming the State.- Privatising Welfare.- Restructuring Government.- Market Ideology and Public Policy.- Public Choice and the Public Interest Towards Better Government.- Bibliography.- Index.