03270nam 2200733Ia 450 991082929400332120200520144314.097866120696591-282-06965-90-226-07645-810.7208/9780226076454(CKB)1000000000725196(EBL)432168(OCoLC)435673199(SSID)ssj0000227602(PQKBManifestationID)11185233(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000227602(PQKBWorkID)10264938(PQKB)10783277(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122581(MiAaPQ)EBC432168(DE-B1597)523363(OCoLC)1135611030(DE-B1597)9780226076454(Au-PeEL)EBL432168(CaPaEBR)ebr10288691(CaONFJC)MIL206965(EXLCZ)99100000000072519620080325d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe private abuse of the public interest market myths and policy muddles /Lawrence D. Brown and Lawrence R. JacobsChicago University of Chicago Press20081 online resource (162 p.)Chicago studies in American politicsDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-07643-1 0-226-07642-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-144) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Return to Realism -- 2. Markets and Policy -- 3. Cycles of Reform -- 4. Cycles of Reform -- 5. The Democratic Disconnect and the Growth of Government -- 6. Pragmatic Policy in the Marketplace of Ideas -- References -- IndexDespite George W. Bush's professed opposition to big government, federal spending has increased under his watch more quickly than it did during the Clinton administration, and demands on government have continued to grow. Why? Lawrence Brown and Lawrence Jacobs show that conservative efforts to expand markets and shrink government often have the ironic effect of expanding government's reach by creating problems that force legislators to enact new rules and regulations. Dismantling the flawed reasoning behind these attempts to cast markets and public power in opposing roles, TChicago studies in American politics.Public administrationUnited StatesSocial serviceContracting outUnited StatesPublic welfareContracting outUnited StatesPublic-private sector cooperationUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic policyPublic administrationSocial serviceContracting outPublic welfareContracting outPublic-private sector cooperation352.5/38Brown Lawrence D(Lawrence David),1947-147769Jacobs Lawrence R254421MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829294003321The private abuse of the public interest3945034UNINA