02944nam 2200685Ia 450 991045213750332120200520144314.01-280-90468-20-19-153392-01-4294-9179-5(CKB)1000000000476642(EBL)430670(OCoLC)609830473(SSID)ssj0000227194(PQKBManifestationID)11199688(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000227194(PQKBWorkID)10263215(PQKB)10169488(MiAaPQ)EBC430670(Au-PeEL)EBL430670(CaPaEBR)ebr10271709(CaONFJC)MIL90468(EXLCZ)99100000000047664220060920d2006 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPrincipled agents?[electronic resource] the political economy of good government /Timothy BesleyOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (279 p.)The Lindahl lecturesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-927150-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-247) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Competing views of government; 2 The anatomy of government failure; 3 Political agency and accountability; 4 Political agency and public finance (with Michael Smart); 5 Final Comments; References; IndexMainstream policy economics now pays more attention to the delivery of policy outcomes and how incentives and institutional change shape the effectiveness of government. But should these issues be studied against a background of purely self-interested public servants? There is plenty of evidence that many citizens are publicly spirited. Can their motivation be harnessed in the public interest? These lectures review how economic thought on these issues has evolved. - ;What is good government? Why do some governments fail? How do you implement political accountability in practice? What incentiveLindahl lectures.Public administrationGovernment productivityAgent (Philosophy)Political aspectsMotivation (Psychology)Political aspectsPolicy sciencesElectronic books.Public administration.Government productivity.Agent (Philosophy)Political aspects.Motivation (Psychology)Political aspects.Policy sciences.330352.3Besley Timothy119796MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452137503321Principled Agents1124495UNINA