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'A brilliant critical and fresh look at the public choice school of thought.' - Paul Streeten This book challenges theories of public goods, public enterprise and public choice on three fronts. Government action reflects wider interests and commitments than just the material self-interest assumed as primary by the three theories. Government contributes to the productivity and quality of the modern mixed economy in ways not captured by theories stressing the inherent superiority of private markets. Lastly, old and new ideas within established traditions of political thought justify government action beyond the libertarian argument for limited government.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part One
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Part Two
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Front Matter
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Part Three
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Back Matter
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Public Goods, Public Enterprise, Public Choice
Book Subtitle: Theoretical Foundations of the Contemporary Attack on Government
Authors: Hugh Stretton, Lionel Orchard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23505-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Hugh Stretton and Lionel Orchard 1994
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-60724-4Published: 10 August 1994
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-60725-1Published: 15 August 1994
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-23505-6Published: 27 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 301
Topics: Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, International Political Economy, Public Finance