The power of economists within the state /

Why have some countries gone farther than others in adopting public policies that rely heavily on the free-market? Johan Christensen offers a new explanation: these policies are correlated with the entrenchment of U.S.-trained, neoclassical economists within that state. Comparing the cases of New Ze...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Christensen, Johan, 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Economic policy > Case studies.
Fiscal policy > Case studies.
Economists > Political activity.
Politique économique > Études de cas.
Politique fiscale > Études de cas.
Économistes > Activité politique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Economic policy
Economists > Political activity
Fiscal policy
Wirtschaftspolitik
Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
Internationaler Vergleich
Liberalisierung
New Zealand > Economic policy.
Ireland > Economic policy.
Norway > Economic policy.
Denmark > Economic policy.
Irlande > Politique économique.
Denmark
Ireland
New Zealand
Norway
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Why have some countries gone farther than others in adopting public policies that rely heavily on the free-market? Johan Christensen offers a new explanation: these policies are correlated with the entrenchment of U.S.-trained, neoclassical economists within that state. Comparing the cases of New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, and Denmark, he shows how the influence of economists helped to establish market-conforming tax regimes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781503601857
1503601854

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