Principled Agents?: The Political Economy of Good Government (The Lindahl Lectures)

Type

Book

Authors

Timothy Besley

ISBN 10

019927150X

ISBN 13

9780199271504

Tags

Economic Policy & Development, Theory, Public Affairs & Administration, Economic Policy

Description

Mainstream policy economics now pays more attention to the delivery of policy outcomes and how incentives and institutional change shape the effectiveness of government. But should these issues be studied against a background of purely self-interested public servants? There is plenty of evidence that many citizens are publicly spirited. Can their motivation be harnessed in the public interest? These lectures review how economic thought on these issues has evolved. - from Amzon

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