Principled Agents?: The Political Economy of Good Government
London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)Published 1 January 2007
Timothy Besley
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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? This book explores this question and more.
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Social SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance