Choice And Public Policy

Author : Nikolaos Zahariadis
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1589012364

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Ambiguity and Choice in Public Policy by Nikolaos Zahariadis Pdf

Zahariadis offers a theory that explains policymaking when "ambiguity" is present—a state in which there are many ways, often irreconcilable, of thinking about an issue. Expanding and extending John Kingdon's influential "multiple streams" model that explains agenda setting, Zahariadis argues that manipulation, the bending of ideas, process, and beliefs to get what you want out of the policy process, is the key to understanding the dynamics of policymaking in conditions of ambiguity. He takes one of the major theories of public policy to the next step in three different ways: he extends it to a different form of government (parliamentary democracies, where Kingdon looked only at what he called the United States's presidential "organized anarchy" form of government); he examines the entire policy formation process, not just agenda setting; and he applies it to foreign as well as domestic policy. This book combines theory with cases to illuminate policymaking in a variety of modern democracies. The cases cover economic policymaking in Britain, France, and Germany, foreign policymaking in Greece, all compared to the U.S. (where the model was first developed), and an innovative computer simulation of the policy process.

Author : Bryan D. Jones
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226406510

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Reconceiving Decision-Making in Democratic Politics by Bryan D. Jones Pdf

Why are there often sudden abrupt changes in public opinion on political issues? Or total reversals in congressional support for specific legislation? Jones aims to answer these questions by connecting insights from cognitive science and rational-choice theory to political life.

Author : Peter Self
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429720277

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Government By The Market? by Peter Self Pdf

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 it links with market theories. It is vital reading for students of both politics and economics.

Author : Richard Hanania
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000514032

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Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy by Richard Hanania Pdf

This book argues that while the US president makes foreign policy decisions based largely on political pressures, it is concentrated interests that shape the incentive structures in which he and other top officials operate. The author identifies three groups most likely to be influential: government contractors, the national security bureaucracy, and foreign governments. This book shows that the public choice perspective is superior to a theory of grand strategy in explaining the most important aspects of American foreign policy, including the war on terror, policy toward China, and the distribution of US forces abroad. Arguing that American leaders are selected to respond to public opinion, not necessarily according to their ability to formulate and execute long-terms plans, the author shows how mass attitudes are easily malleable in the domain of foreign affairs due to ignorance with regard to the topic, the secrecy that surrounds national security issues, the inherent complexity of the issues involved, and most importantly, clear cases of concentrated interests. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of American Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis and Global Governance.

Author : James M. Buchanan,Richard A. Musgrave
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262261616

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Public Finance and Public Choice by James M. Buchanan,Richard A. Musgrave Pdf

In this volume, based on a week-long symposium at the University of Munich's Center for Economic Studies, two leading scholars of governmental economics debate their divergent perspectives on the role of government and its fiscal functions. James M. Buchanan, who was influential in developing the research program in public choice, concentrates on the imperfections of the political process and stresses the need for rules to restrain governmental interference. Richard A. Musgrave, a founder of modern public finance, points to market failures and inequities that call for corrective public policies. They apply their differing economic and political philosophies to a variety of key issues. Each presentation is followed by a response and general discussion.

Author : William J. Congdon,Jeffrey R. Kling,Sendhil Mullainathan
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815704980

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Policy and Choice by William J. Congdon,Jeffrey R. Kling,Sendhil Mullainathan Pdf

Argues that public finance--the study of the government's role in economics--should incorporate principles from behavior economics and other branches of psychology.

Author : Charles L. Cochran,Eloise F. Malone
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0072908963

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Public Policy by Charles L. Cochran,Eloise F. Malone Pdf

This text is written with a conviction that public policy is not a value-free subject, and values influence and are influenced by economic realities. The result is a uniquely balanced and very readable text that hooks students. Tackling both the theory and processes of policy-making, the authors do not shrink from controversial issues that come before policy makers, and they present the dichotomy between liberal and conservative issues in policy-making.

Author : Jos‰ Casas Pardo,Pedro Schwartz
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847205283

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Public Choice and the Challenges of Democracy by Jos‰ Casas Pardo,Pedro Schwartz Pdf

This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world's most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection p

Author : Merilee S. Grindle,John W. Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822006550008

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Public Choices and Policy Change by Merilee S. Grindle,John W. Thomas Pdf

Author : Richard Rose,Phillip L. Davies
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300058772

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Inheritance in Public Policy by Richard Rose,Phillip L. Davies Pdf

Although politicians promise innovation and change when they run for office, once elected they face inherited commitments to programs initiated by their predecessors, legacies that severely limit their freedom of choice. In this book, the authors examine the ways in which decisions made by past generations of administrators control policy-making in the present.

Author : George A. Boyne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230373099

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Public Choice Theory and Local Government by George A. Boyne Pdf

This book evaluates the validity of a key proposition of public choice theory: that competition is associated with superior performance by governmental organisations. Three forms of competition in local government are identified: competition between local authorities, competition between councils and private contractors, and competition between parties for political power. The extent and consequences of competition are assessed in both the UK and USA. The analysis is used to draw conclusions on the effects of competition and the validity of public choice theory.

Author : Charles Rowley,Friedrich Schneider
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780792386070

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The Encyclopedia of Public Choice by Charles Rowley,Friedrich Schneider Pdf

The Encyclopedia provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the subject known as public choice. However, the title would not convey suf- ciently the breadth of the Encyclopedia’s contents which can be summarized better as the fruitful interchange of economics, political science and moral philosophy on the basis of an image of man as a purposive and responsible actor who pursues his own objectives as efficiently as possible. This fruitful interchange between the fields outlined above existed during the late eighteenth century during the brief period of the Scottish Enlightenment when such great scholars as David Hume, Adam Ferguson and Adam Smith contributed to all these fields, and more. However, as intell- tual specialization gradually replaced broad-based scholarship from the m- nineteenth century onwards, it became increasingly rare to find a scholar making major contributions to more than one. Once Alfred Marshall defined economics in neoclassical terms, as a n- row positive discipline, the link between economics, political science and moral philosophy was all but severed and economists redefined their role into that of ‘the humble dentist’ providing technical economic information as inputs to improve the performance of impartial, benevolent and omniscient governments in their attempts to promote the public interest. This indeed was the dominant view within an economics profession that had become besotted by the economics of John Maynard Keynes and Paul Samuelson immediately following the end of the Second World War.

Author : Ryan Amacher,Robert D. Tollison,Thomas D. Willett
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501741012

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The Economic Approach to Public Policy by Ryan Amacher,Robert D. Tollison,Thomas D. Willett Pdf

Can traditional economic theory help to solve today's vexing social problems? This unique collection of thirty-six papers strongly suggests that it can. The economic approach is applied imaginatively by the authors to a wide range of contemporary issues, such as crime, higher education, the environment, revenue sharing, equity, justice, and the distribution of income. The articles also deal with governmental behavior and the role of the economist as governmental adviser. Shaped during the preparation and teaching of college classes, the book is well suited for courses in principles of economics, microeconomics, price theory, and public policy development and analysis. It should also prove a useful reference work for policy makers.

Author : Linda Courtenay Botterill,Alan Fenna
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781784710088

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Interrogating Public Policy Theory by Linda Courtenay Botterill,Alan Fenna Pdf

This book questions the way policy making has been distanced from politics in prevailing theories of the policy process, and highlights the frequently overlooked ubiquity of values and values conflicts in politics and policy. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of current theories, reviews the illusions of rationalism in politics, and explores the way values are implicated throughout the democratic process, from voter choice to policy decisions. It argues that our understanding of public policy is enhanced by recognizing its intrinsically political and value-laden nature.

Author : James M. Buchanan,Robert D. Tollison
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472080415

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The Theory of Public Choice--II by James M. Buchanan,Robert D. Tollison Pdf

Discusses voting, tax policy, government regulation, redistribution of wealth, and international negotiation in a new approach to government