Beyond Politics

by Mitchell, William C.; Simmons, Randy T.

ISBN13: 9780813322087

ISBN10: 0813322081

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 1994-10-20

Publisher(s): Westview Pr

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Summary

Traditional welfare economics has held that "market failures" are fairly common and that they are best addressed through the intervention of governments. In "Beyond Politics," Professors Mitchell and Simmons present the traditional view and compare it to the modern theory of public choice, which emphasizes the actual rather than the ideal workings of governments. By reuniting the insights of economics with those of political science, the authors have produced a unified and powerful statement about the market process, property rights, contracts, and government. "Beyond Politics" offers an accessible and reliable introduction to these matters while significantly advancing our understanding of them.

Author Biography

William C. Mitchell is professor of political science at the University of Oregon. Randy T. Simmons is professor of political science and director of the Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University. Both are research fellows with The Independent Institute in Oakland, California. William C. Mitchell is professor of political science at the University of Oregon. Randy T. Simmons is professor of political science and director of the Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University. Both are research fellows with The Independent Institute in Oakland, California.

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Market Failures and Political Solutions Orthodoxy	p. 1
Market Failure and Government Intervention The View from Welfare Economics	p. 3
Bibliographical Notes	p. 20
Political Presuppositions of the Idealized State	p. 22
Bibliographical Notes	p. 35
In Dispraise of Politics Some Public Choice	p. 39
Unromantic Side of Democracy	p. 41
Bibliographical Notes	p. 64
Pathological Politics The Anatomy of Government Failure	p. 66
Bibliographical Notes	p. 82
Case Studies in the Anatomy of Public Failure	p. 85
Politics of Free and Forced Rides Providing Public Goods	p. 87
Bibliographical Notes	p. 100
Political Pursuit of Private Gain Producer-Rigged Markets	p. 102
Bibliographical Notes	p. 109
Political Pursuit of Private Gain Government Exploitation	p. 111
Bibliographical Notes	p. 125
Political Pursuit of Private Gain Consumer Protection	p. 127
Bibliographical Notes	p. 144
Political Pursuit of Private Gain Environmental Goods	p. 146
Bibliographical Notes	p. 160
Political Pursuit of Private Gain Coercive Redistribution	p. 163
Bibliographical Notes	p. 174
Micro-Politics of Macro-Instability	p. 176
Bibliographical Notes	p. 193
In Praise of Private Property Profits, and Markets	p. 195
Rediscovery of Markets Competition, and the Firm	p. 197
Bibliographical Notes	p. 207
Privatization, Deregulation and Constitutionalism	p. 210
Bibliographical Notes	p. 220
About the Book and Authors	p. 223
Index	p. 225
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