Promoting the general welfare [electronic resource] : new perspectives on government performance / Alan S. Gerber, Eric M. Patashnik, editors.
Gerber, Alan S.; Patashnik, Eric M.
2006
HV95 .P7375 2006eb
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Title Promoting the general welfare [electronic resource] : new perspectives on government performance / Alan S. Gerber, Eric M. Patashnik, editors.
ISBN 9780815731207 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815731205 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815731214 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815731213 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815731221
Publication Details Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006.
Language English
Description viii, 344 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HV95 .P7375 2006eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 361.60973
Summary "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.
Note Papers originally presented at a conference held at the University of Virginia in November 2004.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Added Author Gerber, Alan S.
Patashnik, Eric M.
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