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Markets and Politicians, Politicized Economic Choice (Robotics)

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Synopsis:

It has been common practice in economic models to portray the politician as a mechanistic individual who behaves to maximize a prespecified conception of social welfare. The self interest and discretion that is attributed to firms and consumers as optimizing agents is absent from the motives of such a politician. This assumes that economic policy choice is depoliticized. This book recognizes that politicians do not behave mechanistically. Politicians are viewed as self interest-optimizing agents and, thus, the choice of economic policies is politicized. The book provides a broad spectrum of economic policies in which markets and politicians interact. Section I is concerned with policy determination in western market economies. Section II deals with the entry of markets into transitional socialist economics, and Section III goes into international transactions.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780792391357
Editor:
Hillman, Arye L.
Other:
Hillman, Arye L.
Other:
Hillman, Arye L.
Editor:
Hillman, Arye L.
Publisher:
Springer
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
Public Finance
Subject:
Economic Policy
Subject:
Politicians
Subject:
Social choice
Subject:
Development - Economic Development
Subject:
Economics - General
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series:
Robotics
Series Volume:
no. AGES 881025
Publication Date:
January 1991
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
388
Dimensions:
9.21x6.14x.94 in. 1.58 lbs.
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