Government Failure versus Market Failure: Microeconomics Policy Research and Government Performance

by Clifford Winston

Book Overview

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When should government intervene in market activity and when is it best to let market forces take their natural course? How does the existing empirical evidence about government performance guide our answers to these questions? In this clear, concise book, Clifford Winston offers his innovative analysis--shaped by thirty years of evidence--to assess the efficacy of government interventions. Markets fail when it is possible to make one person better...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815793898
• ISBN13: 9780815793892
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"