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 | | Government Failure versus Market Failure: Microeconomic Policy Research and Government Performance by Clifford Winston ISBN-10: 9780815793908 ISBN-10: 0-8157-9390-1 ISBN-13: 9780815793908 ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-9390-8 Hardcover 2006-11-01 Brookings Institution Press and American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description When should government intervene in market activity and when is it best to let market forces take their natural course? How does the existing empirical evidence about government performance guide our answers to these questions? In this clear, concise book, Clifford Winston offers his innovative analysis - shaped by thirty years of evidence - to assess the efficacy of government interventions. | ||
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Highly recommended. Written by Clifford Winston (senior fellow in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution), Government Failure Versus Market Failure: Microeconomics Policy Research and Government Peformance examines three decades of empirical evidence in search of the answers to a critical question: When should government intervene in market activity, and when is it better to allow market forces to operate without interference? Chapters discuss such topics as antitrust regulations, policies intended to correct market failures, common Achilles heels of social goals policies, and much more. Drawing heavily upon the accumulated data, Government Failure Versus Market Failure strives to give today's economic policymakers and politicians recommendations for optimal success in future strategies to promote optimal well being both in terms of social and free-market interests. Highly recommended. | ||