03656nam 2200661 a 450 991045787870332120220105232056.01-280-76566-697866107656690-8157-3122-1(CKB)1000000000347450(EBL)286939(OCoLC)437176661(SSID)ssj0000229241(PQKBManifestationID)11203503(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229241(PQKBWorkID)10167712(PQKB)11450331(MiAaPQ)EBC286939(OCoLC)86086571(MdBmJHUP)muse12749(Au-PeEL)EBL286939(CaPaEBR)ebr10160984(CaONFJC)MIL76566(EXLCZ)99100000000034745020060824d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPromoting the general welfare[electronic resource] new perspectives on government performance /Alan S. Gerber, Eric M. Patashnik, editorsWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20061 online resource (353 p.)Papers originally presented at a conference held at the University of Virginia in November 2004.0-8157-3121-3 0-8157-3120-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Government performance : missing opportunities to solve problems / Alan S. Gerber and Eric M. Patashnik -- Policy analysis in representative democracy / David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining -- Sham surgery : the problem of inadequate medical evidence / Alan S. Gerber and Eric M. Patashnik -- Urban transportation / Clifford Winston -- Achieving fundamental housing policy reform / Edgar O. Olsen -- Fixing special education / Jay P. Greene -- Decision markets for policy advice / Robin Hanson -- An experimental basis for public policy initiatives / Charles A. Holt, William M. Shobe, and Angela M. Smith -- Can Congress serve the general welfare? / Sarah A. Binder -- Congress as problem solver / David R. Mayhew -- Parties as problem solvers? / Morris P. Fiorina -- Taking the Brandeis metaphor seriously : policy experimentation within a federal system / Mark Carl Rom -- The states as a laboratory : legal innovation and state competition for corporate charters / Roberta Romano -- Two perspectives on governmental underperformance / Eugene Bardach."Analyzes government's ability to "promote the general welfare" in the areas of health, transportation, housing, and education. Then examines two tools to improve policy design: information markets and laboratory experiments. Concludes by asking how Congress, the party system, and federalism affect government's ability to solve important social problems"--Provided by publisher.Public welfare administrationUnited StatesEvaluationCongressesPublic administrationUnited StatesEvaluationCongressesUnited StatesSocial conditions1980-2020CongressesUnited StatesPolitics and government2001-2009CongressesElectronic books.Public welfare administrationEvaluationPublic administrationEvaluation361.60973Gerber Alan S862868Patashnik Eric M865798Brookings Institution.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457878703321Promoting the general welfare1932216UNINA