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Reflections of a political economist selected articles on government policies and political processes

William A. Niskanen 1933-2011

Washington, D.C. Cato Institute c2008

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária  ACERVO DELFIM NETTO  (A1.25.31 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    Reflections of a political economist selected articles on government policies and political processes
  • Autor: William A. Niskanen 1933-2011
  • Assuntos: Wirtschaftspolitik; POLÍTICA ECONÔMICA -- ESTADOS UNIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS (CONDIÇÕES ECONÔMICAS) -- 2001-2009; United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009; 2001 - 2009; United States Economic conditions 2001-; United States Economic policy 2001-
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Descrição: Pt. I. Policy analysis -- 1. Oil is not worth a war -- 2. R&D and economic growth : cautionary thoughts -- 3. Too much, too soon : is a global warming treaty a rush to judgment? -- 4. Next steps toward health policy reform -- 5. The economic basis for military capacity -- 6. Creating good jobs and good wages -- 7. Should the Ex-Im Bank be retired? -- 8. On the death of the Phillips Curve -- 9. The economic burden of taxation -- 10. Increasing individual responsibility would improve retirement security -- 11. An unnecessary war is an unjust war -- 12. Major policy lessons from the corporate scandals -- 13. An unconventional perspective on the Greenspan record -- 14. The several costs of responding to the threat of terrorism -- 15. The failure to starve the beast -- Pt. II. Public choice -- 16. Autocratic, democratic, and optimal government : a sketch -- 17. A vote for Perot was a vote for the status quo -- 18. On the constitution of a compound republic -- 19. Bureaucracy : a final perspective -- 20. Bringing power to knowledge : choosing policies to use decentralized knowledge -- 21. On the origin and identification of government failures -- 22. The intellectual case for a free market economy -- 23. U.S. elections are increasingly biased against moderates -- 24. Advice from a friendly American on the proposed constitution for the European Union -- 25. A case for divided government -- 26. Alternative political and economic futures for Europe -- 27. On Wisconsin : some friendly constitutional advice -- 28. A reformulation of voting theory -- Pt. III. Book reviews -- 29. 'Pop internationalism' by Paul Krugman -- 30. 'Everything for sale : the virtues and limits of markets' by Robert Kuttner -- 31. 'Perspectives on public choice : a handbook' edited by Dennis C. Mueller -- 32. 'Power and prosperity : outgrowing communist and capitalist dictatorship' by Mancur Olson -- 33. 'In defense of free capital markets : the case against a new international financial arc
  • Editor: Washington, D.C. Cato Institute
  • Data de criação/publicação: c2008
  • Formato: vii, 363 p ill. 24 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês

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