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Bureaucracy And Public Economics

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  • William A. Niskanen

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Bureaucracy and Public Economics brings together in one volume the classic book and related articles which put forward the first formal economic theory of the behaviour of bureaucracies. William Niskanen Jr. has consistently argued that bureaucrats have personal objectives – that differ from those of both their political supervisors and the general public – which they further by use of their monopoly power. He develops his argument to contend that government budgets have become too large and should be curtailed. All of Professor Niskanen’s major contributions to this field have been brought together in this one volume including his pioneering article on ‘The Peculiar Economics of Bureaucracy’, the full text of the book ‘Bureaucracy and Representative Government’ and his recent reassessment of the larger body of scholarship on the economics of bureaucracy.

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  • William A. Niskanen, 1994. "Bureaucracy And Public Economics," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 333.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eebook:333
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    4. Grafström, Jonas, 2020. "An Austrian economic perspective on failed Chinese wind power development," Ratio Working Papers 336, The Ratio Institute.
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    6. Liesbet Hooghe, 2012. "The European Commission in the 21st Century - Core Beliefs on EU Governance," KFG Working Papers p0038, Free University Berlin.
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    9. Peter Abelson, 2016. "The Optimal Size of Local Government, with Special Reference to New South Wales," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 23(1), pages 31-46.
    10. John Considine, 2006. "Yes Minister: Invaluable Material For Teaching The Public Choice Of Bureaucracy," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(3), pages 55-61, September.
    11. Gheorghe MATEI & Irina Maria ALEXANDRU, 2018. "Financial Management of Public Institutions," Finante - provocarile viitorului (Finance - Challenges of the Future), University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 1(20), pages 34-44, November.
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    Keywords

    Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy;

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    • H0 - Public Economics - - General

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