Planning and the Political Market : Public Choice and the Politics of Government Failure.

Planning and the Political Market argues that the enthusiasm for planning as an essential component of environmental protection is misplaced. Drawing on the experience of Britain and other Western democracies, the author uses public choice theory to explore the practical experience of land use plann...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pennington, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.
Subjects:
Social choice > Great Britain.
Land use > Great Britain > Planning.
Pressure groups > Great Britain.
Choix collectif > Grande-Bretagne.
Utilisation du sol > Grande-Bretagne > Planification.
Groupes de pression > Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Land use > Planning
Pressure groups
Social choice
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Planning and the Political Market: The Rise of Public Choice Theory; 2 The Impact of Planning; 3 Interest Groups, Collective Action and Planning; 4 Budgets, Bureaucrats and Planning; 5 Planning and the Political Market: Voter-Centred versus Special-Interest Explanations; 6 Planning and the Politics of Growth; 7 Land Use Planning: Public or Private Choice?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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