GOVERNMENT BY THE MARKET?THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC CHOICE
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
Published: 2021
Place of publication: ABINGDON
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780429039393; 9780429720277; 9780429740282; 9780429700262
Subjects: Social choice; Economic policy; Capitalism; Policy sciences; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
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 it links with market theories. It is vital reading for students of both politics and economics.
Notes: Peter Self