Economic perspectives on government
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Economic perspectives on government
（Palgrave pivot）（Foundations of government and public administration / series editors, Jos C.N. Raadschelders, R.A.W. Rhodes）
Palgrave Macmillan, c2020
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"This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG ... Cham, Switzerland"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
"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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Markets, market failure, and the role of government Chapter 3: Irrationality and public policyChapter 4: Collective choice and bargaining Chapter 5: Bureaucracy and levels of government Chapter 6: Conclusion
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