Planning and the political market : public choice and the politics of government failure / / Mark Pennington

• Autore: Pennington Mark
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New Brunswick, NJ : , : Athlone Press, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.73/17/0941
• Soggetto topico: Social choice - Great Britain; Land use - Great Britain - Planning; Pressure groups - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Planning and the Political Market: The Rise of Public Choice Theory; 2 The Impact of Planning; 3 Interest Groups, Collective Action and Planning; 4 Budgets, Bureaucrats and Planning; 5 Planning and the Political Market: Voter-Centred versus Special-Interest Explanations; 6 Planning and the Politics of Growth; 7 Land Use Planning: Public or Private Choice?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Planning and the Political Market argues that the enthusiasm for planning as an essential component of environmental protection is misplaced. Drawing on the experience of Britain and other Western democracies, the author uses public choice theory to explore the practical experience of land use planning as an example of government failure. The book opens by outlining the institutional focus of public choice theory, examining the central questions of market and government failure and the theoretical case for government intervention in the environment. Having explored the principal impacts of pl
• Titolo autorizzato: Planning and the political market
• ISBN: 0-567-57092-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464644303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II