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Principled agents? : the political economy of good government /

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 tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Besley, Timothy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Lindahl lectures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Competing views of government; 2 The anatomy of government failure; 3 Political agency and accountability; 4 Political agency and public finance (with Michael Smart); 5 Final Comments; References; Index.