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Author Besley, Timothy.

Title Principled agents? : the political economy of good government / Timothy Besley.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) : illustrations.
text file
Series The Lindahl lectures
Lindahl lectures.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-247) and index.
Contents Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Competing views of government; 2 The anatomy of government failure; 3 Political agency and accountability; 4 Political agency and public finance (with Michael Smart); 5 Final Comments; References; Index.
Summary Mainstream policy economics now pays more attention to the delivery of policy outcomes and how incentives and institutional change shape the effectiveness of government. But should these issues be studied against a background of purely self-interested public servants? There is plenty of evidence that many citizens are publicly spirited. Can their motivation be harnessed in the public interest? These lectures review how economic thought on these issues has evolved. - ;What is good government? Why do some governments fail? How do you implement political accountability in practice? What incentive.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Public administration.
Public administration.
Government productivity.
Government productivity.
Agent (Philosophy) -- Political aspects.
Agent (Philosophy)
Motivation (Psychology) -- Political aspects.
Motivation (Psychology)
Policy sciences.
Policy sciences.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Besley, Timothy. Principled agents?. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2006298561
ISBN 9780191533921 (electronic book)
0191533920 (electronic book)
9780199271504 (hardback)
019927150X (hardback)
1280904682
9781280904684
9780191700279
0191700274
019927150X (Cloth)

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