Description
Recent decades have seen the study of politics invaded by economic theories, methods and techniques. This book gives a concise, non- technical account of these ‘public choice’ theories and examines their influence upon government policies in English-speaking countries. Issues covered include slimming the state, privatising welfare and re- structuring government. Final chapters offer an alternative view of the basis of good government. This book offers a unique survey and critique of the ideas and influence of an important branch of political thought and its links with market theories. sometime Visiting Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Australia and Emeritus Professor of Public Administration, London School of Economics Preface.- Economic Interpretations of Politics.- Theories of Political Behaviour.- The Creation of a New Ideology.- Slimming the State.- Privatising Welfare.- Restructuring Government.- Market Ideology and Public Policy.- Public Choice and the Public Interest Towards Better Government.- Bibliography.- Index.
