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The economics of organisation and bureaucracy

Jackson, Peter M. - 2013

and bureaucracy. It encompasses sections on organisational boundaries, neo-Schumpeterian theories, hierarchy and … bureaucracy are viewed today and has included papers from conflicting ends of the spectrum to illustrate the fluid and evolving …. Cambridge, MA: Press. -- Niskanen, W. (1968) 'Non-Market Decision Making: The Peculiar Economics of Bureaucracy', American …

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Public goods, redistribution and rent seeking

Tullock, Gordon - 2005

1. Some difficulties in the existing theory of externalities -- 2. Coase and all that -- 3. More on why government? -- 4. The poor -- 5. The legacy of Bismarck -- 6. Some biological problems -- 7. The rich -- 8. The survey of the existing system -- 9. Rent seeking -- 10. War -- 11. Monarchies...

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International handbook on the economics of corruption : Volume two

Rose-Ackerman, Susan (contributor); … - 2011

A companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially commissioned papers in Volume Two present some of the best policy-oriented research in the field. They stress the institutional roots of corruption and include new research on topics...

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Beyond conventional economics : the limits of rational behaviour in political decision making

Hamlin, Alan P. (contributor); Eusepi, Giuseppe (contributor) - 2006

Beyond Conventional Economics presents new original work from leading scholars on the interface between the individual and political and social institutions. The book offers a critique of the inadequacies of the conventional economic approach to politics and a state-of-the-art view of new...

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Political economy and public finance : the role of political economy in the theory and practice of public economics

Shibata, Hirofumi (contributor); … - International Institute of Public Finance <Linz, … - 2002

research on public choice? The book also provides a practitioner's view of the political economy of redistribution …? -- pt. 5. A practitioner's view of the political economy of redistribution -- pt. 6. Where do we go from here? …

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Money, distribution and economic policy : alternatives to orthodox macroeconomics

Hein, Eckhard (contributor); Truger, Achim (contributor) - 2007

Money, distribution and economic policy takes issue with the inappropriate treatment of money, effective demand and distribution issues in modern mainstream macroeconomics. It presents contributions which are critical of modern orthodoxy and which explore alternative approaches to macroeconomics...

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Taxing the working poor : the political origins and economic consequences of taxing low wages

Kemmerling, Achim - 2009

. Political economy applied to tax mixes -- 5. Empirical evaluation -- 6. Conclusion : employment and redistribution are not …

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Economic behavior and distributional choice : selected writings of Harold M. Hochman

Hochman, Harold M. - 2002

income redistribution and policy in one accessible volume. The introduction describes the genesis and development of a new …

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Modelling indirect taxes and tax reform

Creedy, John - 1999

Indirect taxes have become an increasingly important revenue-raising tool for governments in developed countries. In this book, John Creedy applies his wealth of experience and expertise to the analysis of indirect taxes and, in particular, concentrates on the modelling of indirect tax reform...

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Fiscal policy and social welfare : an analysis of alternative tax and transfer systems

Creedy, John - 1996

In Fiscal Policy and Social Welfare John Creedy examines alternative tax and transfer systems and their redistributive effects. Drawing on original research, this volume concentrates on modelling tax structures and their implications for social welfare and income distribution. After reviewing...

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