Government Failure: A Primer In Public Choice

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NationalJournal.com

With Wall Street now all but begging for government action, Government Failure comes across as contrarian at best. But the

Roger Fontaine in The Washington Times on July 16, 2002

The neglect of public-choice analysis is unfortunate, but thanks to the repeated failure of modern government, that can't last forever.

Mark H. Rodeffer in NationalJournal.com on July 25, 2002

With Wall Street now all but begging for government action, Government Failure comes across as contrarian at best. But the

Book Description

When market forces fail us, what are we to do? Who will step in to protect the public interest? The government, right? Wrong. The romantic view of bureaucrats coming to the rescue confuses the true relationship between economics and politics. Politicians often cite "market failure" as justification for meddling with the economy, but three leading scholars show the shortcomings of this view. In Government Failure, these scholars explain the school of study known as "public choice," which uses economic analysis to understand and evaluate government programs.

About the author

Gordon Tullock is a professor of law and economics at George Mason University and has over 300 published works to his credit. A founder of the public choice theory of economics, Tullock resides in Virginia.Arthur Seldon is a founder of the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. Gordon L. Brady is a senior research scholar at the Center for the Study of Public Choice at George Mason University.

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Du même auteur, bien sûr, le célèbre Calculus of Consent :

[Hobbart]

Tu les as lus ? Je cherche des ouvrages qui montrent, concrètement, en quoi l'action des gouvernements instaure le chaos et n'atteint pas les buts recherchés.

N'ayant trouvé aucun ouvrage en français , je commence à m'intéresser à l'oeuvre de A. Seldon. Quelques titres ont attiré mon attention :

- Socialism : The Grand Desilusion

- The State is Rolling Back

- The Dilemma of Democracy

(Pas chers en plus). Qu'en penser ?

EDIT : balises

EDIT : liens corrigés (Sekonda)