The Economic Foundations Of Government

Author : Randall G. Holcombe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349132300

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The Economic Foundations of Government by Randall G. Holcombe Pdf

Government is analysed as the product of exchange among individuals who differ in their bargaining power. This approach shows why individuals agree to political institutions that give their governments extensive power, and why even the most powerful government benefits from constitutional rules constraining the government's power. This foundation is used to examine a wide range of government activities, including its protection of rights, its military activities, and democratic political institutions.

Author : Keith Dowding,Brad R. Taylor
Publisher : Springer
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030197070

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Economic Perspectives on Government by Keith Dowding,Brad R. Taylor Pdf

“Dowding and Taylor offer student and scholar alike a clear and compelling perspective on the foundations of political economy. Their narrative coherently frames the scholarship of the last half century, and persuasively applies it to the recurring problems facing groups, markets, and whole societies.”—Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University, USA This book introduces and applies the economic way of thinking to public policy and public administration. It provides a non-technical introduction and assumes no prior economic or mathematical training but looks closely at the methodological and normative assumptions underlying economic analysis. It provides a deep understanding of the method than a simple technical presentation would allow. After introducing the basic assumptions of the economic method, the book considers the analysis of market failure, the role of government in a market economy, behavioural economics, bargaining in government, bureaucracy, interest groups, and levels of government. By providing a balanced introduction to and overview of economic approaches to government, the book will be useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students in public administration and public policy, as well as academics and practitioners in these fields interested in the application of the economic way of thinking.

Author : Richard B. McKenzie
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Law
ISBN : UCAL:B4376973

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Constitutional Economics by Richard B. McKenzie Pdf

Based on papers from a conference sponsored by the Heritage Foundation."A Heritage Foundation book"--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references.

Author : Daniel Veit,Jan Huntgeburth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642385117

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Foundations of Digital Government by Daniel Veit,Jan Huntgeburth Pdf

Digital government consists in the purposeful use of information and communication technologies (ICT), in particular the internet, to transform the relationship between government and society in a positive manner. This book focuses on the current status, prospects and foundations of digital government. Integrating examples and cases from administrative practice, it covers all important aspects of digital government management. Learning outcomes include Understanding the implications of the internet for government and society Gaining deeper insights into the concept and opportunities of digital democracy Understanding the challenges of moving public services online

Author : Eric A. Posner,A. O Sykes
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674067639

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Economic Foundations of International Law by Eric A. Posner,A. O Sykes Pdf

Exchange of goods and ideas among nations, cross-border pollution, global warming, and international crime pose formidable questions for international law. Two respected scholars provide an intellectual framework for assessing these problems from a rational choice perspective and describe conditions under which international law succeeds or fails.

Author : Kaushik Basu
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Economics
ISBN : 9780198296713

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Prelude to Political Economy by Kaushik Basu Pdf

This volume aims to understand why some economies succeed and some fail, and why some communities prosper while others stagnate, so economics must be seen as embedded in politics and society. It is a study of this embeddedness.

Author : Joseph T. Mahoney
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412905435

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Economic Foundations of Strategy by Joseph T. Mahoney Pdf

The theoretical foundations of management strategy are identified and outlined in this text. Five theories are considered in the light of questions about how organisations operate efficiently, cost minimization, wealth creation, individual self-interest, and continued growth.

Author : John M. Letiche
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1022 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483297040

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International Economic Policies and Their Theoretical Foundations by John M. Letiche Pdf

The literature on international economics has become excessively specialized. In selecting distinguished readings for this source book--including contributions by Nobel laureates such as Lawrence R. Klein, Arthur Lewis, James Meade, and Theodore W. Schultz--Professor Letiche breaks the mold. The essays concentrate on interrelation between theory and actual policy design, and this collection of classic pieces and recent economic contributions are a valued resource in universities and government offices.

Author : Institute of Government, University of Washington. Section on Planning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : City planning
ISBN : LCCN:a48005148

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The Economic Foundations and Trends in City and County Planning by Institute of Government, University of Washington. Section on Planning Pdf

Author : Omar Azfar,Charles Cadwell
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472068172

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Market-augmenting Government by Omar Azfar,Charles Cadwell Pdf

Shows how governments and markets are complementary rather than opposing forces

Author : Randall G. Holcombe
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313293580

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Public Policy and the Quality of Life by Randall G. Holcombe Pdf

This volume argues that the virtues of the market system, private property, and freedom of exchange can be applied to enhance the quality of life. Although people recognize in the abstract that markets work better than government in allocating resources, government's presence in the economy increases as government intervenes to deal with different problems. This book shows how the market mechanism that has enhanced material well-being is better suited than government planning to improve the quality of life. After examining general principles guiding both market and government allocation of resources, the book then examines specific policy issues, including environmental protection, health care, regulation of product quality, and land use planning. The book first examines the general principles that guide both market and government allocation of resources to show why market mechanisms work better than government planning to enhance the quality of life. Then specific policy issues are examined to provide examples of how market forces can be harnessed to improve the quality of life. Some of those issues are environmental protection, health care, the regulation of product quality, and land use planning.

Author : Joseph Fishkin,William E. Forbath
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674980624

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The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution by Joseph Fishkin,William E. Forbath Pdf

A bold call to reclaim an American tradition that argues the Constitution imposes a duty on government to fight oligarchy and ensure broadly shared wealth. Oligarchy is a threat to the American republic. When too much economic and political power is concentrated in too few hands, we risk losing the Òrepublican form of governmentÓ the Constitution requires. Today, courts enforce the Constitution as if it has almost nothing to say about this threat. But as Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath show in this revolutionary retelling of constitutional history, a commitment to prevent oligarchy once stood at the center of a robust tradition in American political and constitutional thought. Fishkin and Forbath demonstrate that reformers, legislators, and even judges working in this Òdemocracy of opportunityÓ tradition understood that the Constitution imposes a duty on legislatures to thwart oligarchy and promote a broad distribution of wealth and political power. These ideas led Jacksonians to fight special economic privileges for the few, Populists to try to break up monopoly power, and Progressives to fight for the constitutional right to form a union. During Reconstruction, Radical Republicans argued in this tradition that racial equality required breaking up the oligarchy of slave power and distributing wealth and opportunity to former slaves and their descendants. President Franklin Roosevelt and the New Dealers built their politics around this tradition, winning the fight against the Òeconomic royalistsÓ and Òindustrial despots.Ó But today, as we enter a new Gilded Age, this tradition in progressive American economic and political thought lies dormant. The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution begins the work of recovering it and exploring its profound implications for our deeply unequal society and badly damaged democracy.

Author : Stephen F. Copp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1398446755

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The Legal Foundations of Free Markets by Stephen F. Copp Pdf

In this book, Stephen Copp has brought together some of the world's leading figures in the field of law and economics to discuss questions that are central to our understanding of how a free-market economy operates.Though most people accept that a free economy cannot exist in a legal vacuum, important questions about how systems of law come into being and what form they should take remain in dispute. The authors shed light on some of these issues, such as whether common law systems are better than codified law systems; the relationship between natural law and government law; whether systems of law evolve within societies or are imposed from above by government; and the role of human rights, as guaranteed by constitutions. After examining these questions, the authors then proceed to look at specific problems that are frequently disputed by economists - such as the role of competition law; the relationship between law, regulation and economics; and how the law can protect the environment without onerous regulation.This collection is an important contribution to the literature in the field of law and economics. It is important both for economists who wish to understand more about the origins and purposes of law and regulation,and for lawyers who need to understand more about the economic foundations of sound legal systems.'This book is fantastic. It is a perfect blend of historical analysis, economics and legal theory, and should be on the bookshelf of every serious student in the field of Law and Economics.' Alex Robson, Australian National University.

Author : Yi Feng
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262562111

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Democracy, Governance, and Economic Performance by Yi Feng Pdf

A theoretical and empirical examination of why political institutions and organizations matter in economic growth.

Author : Randall Bartlett
Publisher : New York : Free Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015048428703

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Economic Foundations of Political Power by Randall Bartlett Pdf