Reflections of a political economist : selected articles on government policies and political processes / / William A. Niskanen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004895503321
• Autore: Niskanen William A. <1933-2011.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Cato Institute, 2008
• ISBN: 9786611905583; 9781281905581; 1281905585; 9781933995953; 1933995955
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.973
• Soggetti: Economics - United States - 21st century; United States Economic policy 2001-2009; United States Economic conditions 2001-2009
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Introduction: On Maturing as a Political Economist; Part I: Policy Analysis; 1. Oil Is Not Worth a War; 2. R&D and Economic Growth: Cautionary Thoughts; 3. Too Much, Too Soon: Is a Global Warming Treaty a Rush to Judgment; 4. Next Steps toward Health Policy Reform; 5. The Economic Basis for Military Capability; 6. Creating Good Jobs and Good Wages; 7. Should the Ex-Im Bank Be Retired; 8. On the Death of the Phillips Curve; 9. The Economic Burden of Taxation; 10. Increasing Individual Responsibility Would Improve Retirement Security; 11. An Unnecessary War Is an Unjust War; 12. Major Policy Lessons from the Corporate Scandals13. An Unconventional Perspective on the Greenspan Record; 14. The Several Costs of Responding to the Threat of Terrorism; 15. The Failure to ""Starve the Beast""; Part 11: Public Choice; 16. Autocratic, Democrati; 17. A Vote for Perot Was a Vote for the Status Quo; 18. On the Constitution of a Compound Republic; 19. Bureaucracy: A Final Perspective; 20. Bringing Power to Knowledge: Choosing Policies to Use Decentralized Knowledge; 21. On the Origin and Identification of ; Government Failures; 22. The Intellectual Case for a Free Market Economy; 23. U.S. Elections Are Increasingly Biased against Moderates24. Advice from a Friendly American on the Proposed Constitution for the European Union; 25. A Case for Divided Government; 26. Alternative Political and Economic Futures for Europe; 27. On Wisconsin: Some Friendly Constitutional Advice; 28. A Reformulation of Voting Theory; Part III: Book Reviews; 29. Pop Internationalism; 30. Everything for Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets; 31. Perspectives on Public Choice: A Handbook; 32. Power and Prosperity: Outgrowing Communist and Capitalist Dictatorships; 33. In Defense of Free Capital Markets: The Case Against a New International Financial Architecture34. Virginia Political Economy: The Selected Works of Gordon Tullock; 35. Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation; 36. The Market for Virtue: The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility; 37. Why I, Too, Am not a Conservative: The Normative Vision of Classical Liberalism; 38. The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World; Part IV: Personal Reflections; 39. A Reflection on the Major Developments in the World, 1951-2000; 40. Policy Proposals from the Libertarian Right41. A Personal Reflection on the Trinity; Index; About the Author; Cato Institute
• Sommario/riassunto: Acclaimed economist and Cato chairman William A. Niskanen illustrates how economic incentives significantly aid in the creation of successful policies and applies his sharply focused economic perspective to such topics as unemployment, election law, and the economics of war and peace. This practical approach toward economic policy generates surprising results and offers suggestions to avoid common pitfalls of government policymaking.