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Promoting the general welfare [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives on government performance / / Alan S. Gerber, Eric M. Patashnik, editors



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Titolo: Promoting the general welfare [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives on government performance / / Alan S. Gerber, Eric M. Patashnik, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
Disciplina: 361.60973
Soggetto topico: Public welfare administration - United States - Evaluation
Public administration - United States - Evaluation
Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions 1980-2020 Congresses
United States Politics and government 2001-2009 Congresses
Altri autori: GerberAlan S  
PatashnikEric M  
Note generali: Papers originally presented at a conference held at the University of Virginia in November 2004.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: "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.
Titolo autorizzato: Promoting the general welfare  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-76566-6
9786610765669
0-8157-3122-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784490203321
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