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Cognitive dissonance, iron triangle and rent seeking: sequester and the fiscal cliff

In: A Handbook of Alternative Theories of Public Economics

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This comprehensive and thought-provoking Handbook reviews public sector economics from pluralist perspectives that either complement or reach beyond mainstream views. The book takes a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, drawing on economic elements in the fields of philosophy, sociology, psychology, history and law.

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  • Gordon Brady, 2014. "Cognitive dissonance, iron triangle and rent seeking: sequester and the fiscal cliff," Chapters, in: Francesco Forte & Ram Mudambi & Pietro Maria Navarra (ed.), A Handbook of Alternative Theories of Public Economics, chapter 17, pages 400-412, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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