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Economist, scholar, foe of political capitalism by robert bradley jr. Holcombe william niskanen s volume of selected papers showcases more than thirty selections from his previously published work, and the collection reveals him to be a thoughtful observer of contemporary government and an insightful public policy analyst. William niskanen born march, 1933, american economist. Niskanen is the chairman of the cato institute, a libertarian think tank headquartered in washington d. All of professor niskanens contributions to this field have been brought together in this volume, including his article on the peculiar economics of bureaucracy, the full text of the book bureaucracy and representative government, and his recent reassessment of the larger body of scholarship on the economic of bureaucracy. Bureaucracy and public economics brings together in one volume the classic book and related articles which put forward the first formal economic theory of the behaviour of bureaucracies. Niskanen s work was an early text in rational choice models of bureaucracy. Achetez neuf ou doccasion bureaucracy and public economics niskanen, william a. Bureaucracy and representative government 1971, nonfiction reaganomics. Bureaucracy and public economics william a niskanen. William niskanens volume of selected papers showcases more than thirty selections from his previously published work, and the collection reveals him to be a thoughtful observer of contemporary government and an insightful publicpolicy analyst. Reflections of a political economist collects some of the most incisive and important policy analysis and public choice articles by william a. Niskanen authored several books, academic articles, and. The budgetmaximizing model is a stream of public choice theory and rational choice analysis in public administration inaugurated by william niskanen.
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Available in the national library of australia collection. Transaction publishers, 1971 bureaucracy 241 pages. His interests have ranged widely during this time, covering many different areas of public policy, always with an eye toward rigorous economic thinking, fiscal conservatism, and finding. The public policy lessons from the collapse of enron and other major corporations, and more on. This text brings together the book and related articles which put forward the first formal economic theory of the behaviour of bureaucracies. An insiders account of the policies and the people 1988, politics bureaucracy and public economics 1994, economics policy analysis and public choice.
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