Political Participation and Government Regulation (Paperback, New)

Sam Peltzman is one of the world's leading economists, and the essays in this collection are central to the modern canon in political economy. These ten articles and an original introduction respond to two broad questions: How does government work? How do voters and their elected representatives make decisions? Given the media's portrayal of the cynical political atmosphere in America, Peltzman's responses are rather surprising--the electorate really does make well-informed decisions and elected officials actually do tend to vote according to their constituents' interests. These conclusions bear the stamp of the Chicago approach to political economy (which applies microeconomic principles to political phenomena), an approach that has had considerable success explaining why certain government policies have not achieved their intended effects.
This collection reflects Peltzman's long career studying the interface between the private economy and the public sector. It will be essential to anyone who wishes to study government activity and voting behavior from an economic perspective.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1998
First published:	November 1998
Authors:	Sam Peltzman
Dimensions:	229 x 157 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	366
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-65417-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Promotions
LSN:	0-226-65417-6
Barcode:	9780226654171

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