04806nam 22007694a 450 991045476200332120210827022701.01-4008-0561-91-282-78570-297866127857021-4008-2312-91-4008-1277-110.1515/9781400823123(CKB)111056486498152(EBL)540272(OCoLC)655318460(SSID)ssj0000117617(PQKBManifestationID)12035082(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000117617(PQKBWorkID)10050292(PQKB)10482530(SSID)ssj0000413506(PQKBManifestationID)11293368(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413506(PQKBWorkID)10383976(PQKB)11358404(MiAaPQ)EBC540272(MdBmJHUP)muse36130(DE-B1597)446244(OCoLC)979623701(DE-B1597)9781400823123(Au-PeEL)EBL540272(CaPaEBR)ebr10031891(CaONFJC)MIL278570(EXLCZ)9911105648649815219990125d1999 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrCapitalism, democracy, and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery[electronic resource] /John MuellerCore TextbookPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc19991 online resource (348 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-09082-3 0-691-00114-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-315) and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --INTRODUCTION --CAPITALISM --DEMOCRACY --CONCLUSION --Appendix. AN INVENTORY OF PROPOSITIONS --Notes --References --IndexDemocracy is overrated. Capitalism, on the other hand, doesn't get enough credit. In this provocative and engaging book, John Mueller argues that these mismatches between image and reality create significant political and economic problems--inspiring instability, inefficiency, and widespread cynicism. We would be far better off, he writes, if we recognized that neither system is ideal or disastrous and accepted instead the humdrum truth that both are "pretty good." And, to Mueller, that means good enough. He declares that what is true of Garrison Keillor's fictional store "Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery" is also true of democracy and capitalism: if you can't get what you want there, "you can probably get along without it." Mueller begins by noting that capitalism is commonly thought to celebrate greed and to require discourtesy, deceit, and callousness. However, with examples that range from car dealerships and corporate boardrooms to the shop of an eighteenth-century silk merchant, Mueller shows that capitalism in fact tends to reward behavior that is honest, fair, civil, and compassionate. He argues that this gap between image and reality hampers economic development by encouraging people to behave dishonestly, unfairly, and discourteously to try to get ahead and to neglect the virtuous behavior that is an important source of efficiency and gain. The problem with democracy's image, by contrast, is that our expectations are too high. We are too often led by theorists, reformers, and romantics to believe that democracy should consist of egalitarianism and avid civic participation. In fact, democracy will always be chaotic, unequal, and marked by apathy. It offers reasonable freedom and security, but not political paradise. To idealize democracy, Mueller writes, is to undermine it, since the inevitable contrast with reality creates public cynicism and can hamper democracy's growth and development. Mueller presents these arguments with sophistication, wit, and erudition. He combines mastery of current political and economic literature with references to figures ranging from Plato to P. T. Barnum, from Immanuel Kant to Ronald Reagan, from Shakespeare to Frank Capra. Broad in scope and rich in detail, the book will provoke debate among economists, political scientists, and anyone interested in the problems (or non-problems) of modern democracy and capitalism.CapitalismDemocracyEntrepreneurshipElectronic books.Capitalism.Democracy.Entrepreneurship.330.12/2Mueller John E681031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454762003321Capitalism, democracy, and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery2456288UNINA04925nam 22006735 450 991033805720332120200702160725.03-319-98761-510.1007/978-3-319-98761-3(CKB)4100000006999509(MiAaPQ)EBC5552021(DE-He213)978-3-319-98761-3(PPN)25945141X(EXLCZ)99410000000699950920181010d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe 1991 Child Support Act Failure Foreseeable and Foreseen /by Leanne McCarthy-Cotter1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2019.1 online resource (273 pages)3-319-98760-7 Chapter One – Approaches to Policy Analysis and the Stages Heuristic -- Chapter Two – The Background, ‘Setting the Scene’ -- Chapter Three - Problem Definition -- Chapter Four – Policy Formation, Part One: ‘Dual-Policy Transfer’ and the 1991 Child Support Act -- Chapter Five – Policy Formulation, Part Two: The Imbalance of Power within the Core Executive -- Chapter Six - The Flawed Legislative Process -- Chapter Seven – Implementation and the 1991 Child Support Act -- Chapter Eight - The Failure of the 1991 Child Support Act -- Chapter Nine – Conclusion.“In this meticulous study, Leanne McCarthy-Cotter traces the unhappy career of the 1991 Child Support Act - one of several misbegotten effects of Britain's dalliance with 'Thatcherism'. In particular, she warns against the uncritical transfer of policy ideas which might have been successful in one socio-political context to another country, without consideration of the very different factors at play. Apart from its obvious value to serious students of British politics, this book also provides policy-makers everywhere with an invaluable 'not-to-do' list.” —Mark Garnett, Lancaster University, UK This book assesses the 1991 Child Support Act and demonstrates how its failure was ‘foreseeable’ and ‘foreseen’. It provides an understanding of the creation, and failure, of the Act, as well as providing an examination of the British policy-making process. The book re-introduces the ‘stages approach’ as an appropriate framework for examining policy-making in general, and analysing policy failure in particular. It draws on evidence gained through interviews, official documents, unpublished consultation responses, Parliamentary debates, and materials from pressure groups and think-tanks, as well as academic literature. The 1991 Child Support Act is seen as one of the most controversial and notorious policy failures in Britain. However it has received relatively little academic attention. An in-depth analysis of the policy-making process that led to the development and passage of this deeply flawed policy has largely been neglected: this book fills that gap. Leanne McCarthy-Cotter is Head of Policy for a UK trade union. Dr McCarthy-Cotter’s research is in the fields of governance, policy, and legislation studies, particularly focusing on policy design.Public policyLegislative bodiesPolitical sciencePolitical theoryPolitical leadershipEconomic developmentYouth in developmentPublic Policyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911060Legislative and Executive Politicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911240Governance and Governmenthttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911220Political Theoryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911010Political Leadershiphttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911230Development and Childrenhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/913090Public policy.Legislative bodies.Political science.Political theory.Political leadership.Economic development.Youth in development.Public Policy.Legislative and Executive Politics.Governance and Government.Political Theory.Political Leadership.Development and Children.346.410172McCarthy-Cotter Leanneauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1065656BOOK9910338057203321The 1991 Child Support Act2547399UNINA