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Public Policy and the Public Interest.

As a book on public policy, this book is unique in addressing explicitly the role of human nature. Only with a good understanding of human nature can policy makers address their foremost needs and anticipate how people may respond to specific designs in policy. This way policy makers can avoid "...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ho, Lok-sang
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As a book on public policy, this book is unique in addressing explicitly the role of human nature. Only with a good understanding of human nature can policy makers address their foremost needs and anticipate how people may respond to specific designs in policy. This way policy makers can avoid "unintended consequences."€The book also€provides a new perspective on the meaning of public interest, which is based on intellectual roots dating back to J.S. Mill and more recently Harsanyi and Rawls. Traditionally, economists have referred to either the Hicksian criterion or the Kaldorian cri.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (289 pages)
ISBN:9781136651076
1136651071
9780203805831
0203805836