What Role for Government?

, by Zeckhauser, Richard J.; Leebaert, Derek

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ISBN: 9780822304814 | 0822304813
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/1/1983

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The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in the Constitution, reflect the evolution of society and its values and the powerful but jerky hand of the political process.

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List of Tables
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Introduction: What Role for Government?
Democracy and Elections
The Role of Television in American Politics
The Presidential Nominating System: Problems and Prescriptions
Morality, Democracy, and the Intimate Contest
Economic Well-Being
Transfer Recipients and the Poor during the 1970s
Labor Supply Response to a Negative Income Tax
Measuring the Distribution of Personal Taxes
Private Sector Unions in the Political Arena: Public Policy versus Employee Preference
The Davis-Bacon Act
OPEC II and the Wage-Price Spiral
The Political Economy of Wage and Price Regulation: The Case of the Carter Pay-Price Standards
Health
The Value of a Life: What Difference Does It Make?
The Formation of Health-Related Habits
The Effect of Liquor Taxes on Drinking, Cirrhosis, and Auto Fatalities
Estimating Distribution Functions for Small Groups: Postoperative Hospital Stay
Regulation
The Economic Basis for OSHA's and EPA's Generic Carcinogen Regulations
When to Pay for Sunk Benefits
What is Regulation?
Management
The Search for Implementation Theory
Compensating When the Government Harms
The Fundamentals of Cutback Management
Postscript
The Creation of a Profession
Notes and References
Index
Contributors
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