Principled agents? : the political economy of good government /

Mainstream policy economics now pays more attention to the delivery of policy outcomes and how incentives and institutional change shape the effectiveness of government. But should these issues be studied against a background of purely self-interested public servants? There is plenty of evidence tha...

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Main Author:	Besley, Timothy
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:	Lindahl lectures.
Subjects:	Public administration. Government productivity. Agent (Philosophy) > Political aspects. Motivation (Psychology) > Political aspects. Policy sciences. Administration publique (Science) Administration publique > Productivité. Motivation (Psychologie) > Aspect politique. Sciences de la politique. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration. Government productivity Policy sciences Public administration Electronic books.
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