Why government succeeds and why it fails / Amihai Glazer, Lawrence S. Rothenberg.
"This book shows how the ability of the U.S. government to implement policies is strongly affected by various economic constraints. These include the credibility of the policies, the ability of government to commit to them, the extent to which firms and consumers rationally anticipate their eff...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2001.
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| Summary: | "This book shows how the ability of the U.S. government to implement policies is strongly affected by various economic constraints. These include the credibility of the policies, the ability of government to commit to them, the extent to which firms and consumers rationally anticipate their effects, whether the success of a policy further encourages firms and individuals to behave in intended ways, and whether the behavior of such actors can be sustained without continued government intervention."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674004663 9780674004665 |