state of the world, and inferior in the other. Governments are either benevolent, serving the interest of the voter, or rent …-seeking. An equilibrium with yardstick competition is shown to exist where bad governments having a good government in their …

"The story of the dramatic postwar struggle over the proper role of citizens and government in American society. In the … Nader, and others crusaded against what they saw as a misguided and often corrupt government. Drawing energy from civil … advocates helped to undermine big government liberalism and, ironically, clear the way for Reagan-era "free market …