The Private Abuse of the Public Interest: Market Myths and Policy Muddles

(Part of the Chicago Studies in American Politics Series)

by Lawrence D. Brown and Lawrence R. Jacobs

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Despite George W. Bush's professed opposition to big government, federal spending has increased under his watch more quickly than it did during the Clinton administration, and demands on government have continued to grow. Why? Lawrence Brown and Lawrence Jacobs show that conservative efforts to expand markets and shrink government often have the ironic effect of expanding government's reach by creating problems that force legislators to enact new...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226076431

ISBN13:9780226076430

Release Date:October 2008

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:5.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

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Communication Policy Economic Policy Economic Policy & Development Economics Government Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Policy Social Sciences

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