The Economic Theory of Representative Government

by Albert Breton

Book Overview

This book provides a theory capable of explaining the patterns of public expenditures and taxation that occur under representative government. Economists and political scientists have come to realize that issues of public policy and public finance cannot be solved on the naive assumption that these are problems tackled by a government that exists only to serve the public good. Instead, government must be understood as one of the major economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202361578
• ISBN13: 9780202361574
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"