Ordinary people in public policy : a behavioural analysis
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Ordinary people in public policy : a behavioural analysis
Sage, 1989
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-186) and index
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Description
Ordinary People and Public Policy offers a wide-ranging exploration of what people receive and expect from government. The book's starting point is that most people spend more time talking to family and friends or acting as consumers than they spend as voters marking ballots. At the same time most families in a mixed economy depend to some extent on the private benefits of public policy for education, health and social security benefits. The growth of government has thus created new links between public institutions and the everyday concerns of citizens.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Bringing Ordinary People Back In
Pride
A Priceless Benefit
The Private Benefits of Public Policy
Ordinary People in an Electoral Situation
Sending Signals to Governors
Economic Policies as Political Problems
Paying Taxes Vicariously
Getting by in Three Economies
Individual Welfare in the Mixed Society
Ordinary People in Out-of-the-Ordinary Economic Circumstances
Consent as the First Priority
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