HAAPARANTA, PERTTI; PUHAKKA, MIKKO - In: Economics and Politics 5 (1993) 3, pp. 241-254
We construct a model that takes seriously the role of bureaucracy in the characterization of time-consistent policies. We argue that if the possibilities for governments to reduce the size of bureaucracy are limited, bureaucracy can be used as a means for influencing future governments. We show...