Economist's View of the World Government, Markets and Public Policy

Name: Economist's View of the World Government, Markets and Public Policy
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ISBN: 9780521317641

ISBN-10: 0521317649

ISBN-13: 9780521317641

Edition: 1985

Authors: Steven E. Rhoads

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In a clear, lively and non-technical style, the author explains and assesses the way in which micro, welfare and benefit-cost economists view the world of public policy. The work of these economists has significantly influenced scholarship in political science, law, philosophy, sociology and psychology, and it has led to important changes in government policy concerning the environment, housing and the regulation of industry. The author explains why Democratic and Republican economists so often agree about micro-policy issues and why they are so often at odds with many politicians, consumer advocates and business and union leaders. He argues that even an elementary knowledge of resource…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/23/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 348
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Useful Concepts



Opportunity cost



Marginalism



Economic incentives



Government and Markets, Efficiency and Equity



Government and the economy



Economists and equity



Externalities and the government agenda



Benefit - cost analysis



The Limits of Economics



The economist's consumer and individual well-being



A second look at externalities



Representatives, deliberation, and political leadership



Conclusion


Notes


Name index


Subject index