Public Goods and Private Wants - A Psychological Approach to Government Spending (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

How valuable to us are the activities of government? Public Goods and Private Wants explores psychological approaches to public economics in order to answer this question. The contributions of economists and political scientists to the study of government spending are discussed, and subjective measures, largely derived from psychology, that could be used to evaluate government spending are considered. The author then uses empirical studies to explain how people value government goods and services, and what they appear to want the government to do. The results have implications for methods of valuing government services, the way people think about government spending and political processes. This accessible and thought-provoking volume will be of interest to academics in the areas of economics, psychology and political science. Those concerned with government decision making will also find it of great value.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2002
Authors:	Simon Kemp
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84064-973-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General
LSN:	1-84064-973-9
Barcode:	9781840649734

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