Why government succeeds and why it fails / Amihai Glazer, Lawrence S. Rothenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glazer, Amihai.

Contributor:

Rothenberg, Lawrence S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning--United States.

Political planning.

Policy sciences.

Rational expectations (Economic theory).

United States--Economic policy--1993-2001.

United States.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Glazer argues that the U.S. government's ability to implement policies is strongly affected by economic constraints, such as their credibility, the level of government commitment, the extent to which firms and consumers rationally anticipate their effects, and whether policy success encourages firms and individuals to behave in intended ways.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Public Policy-Limits and Possibilities

1. Macroeconomics: Can Government Control the Economy?

2. Redistribution: A Success Story?

3. When Can Government Regulate?

4. Producing Goods and Services: Getting the Right Mix

5. Economic Constraints and Political Institutions

6. Final Thoughts

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-196) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-674-03763-4

OCLC:

923112217