Public Goods, Private Goods

Public Goods, Private Goods
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 0691089035
ISBN-13 : 9780691089034
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Goods, Private Goods by : Raymond Geuss

Drawing on a series of colorful examples from the ancient world, he illustrates some of the many ways in which actions can in fact be understood as public or private."--BOOK JACKET.

Public Goods, Private Goods

Public Goods, Private Goods
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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages : 102
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ISBN-10 : 0691089035
ISBN-13 : 9780691089034
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Goods, Private Goods by : Raymond Geuss

Drawing on a series of colorful examples from the ancient world, he illustrates some of the many ways in which actions can in fact be understood as public or private."--BOOK JACKET.

Public Goods and Private Communities

Public Goods and Private Communities
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105009662268
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Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Goods and Private Communities by : Fred E. Foldvary

Louis, are in fact financing their own public goods and services in accordance with this theory. For such communities to rise and prosper, the author contends, government must eliminate zoning and many other restrictions, as well as the taxation of private services.

Public or Private Goods?

Public or Private Goods?
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781785369551
ISBN-13 : 1785369555
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Public or Private Goods? by : Brigitte Unger

The book explores the core public tasks that the state has traditionally provided but which increasingly are being privatized and subsumed by the private sector. The night-watchman state role of providing security is instead offered by private prisons and security guards. Legitimized by the argument of efficiency gains, social security including public housing, pensions, unemployment insurance and health care are all being gradually privatized. This book argues that on the basis of efficiency, morality and equality there is still an overwhelming need for public intervention – the res publica. Although the state still funds and regulates core domains, it provides fewer and fewer visible goods. The authors show how this apparent invisibility of the state presents serious challenges for both income equality and democracy.

The Privatization of Everything

The Privatization of Everything
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Publisher : The New Press
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 9781620976623
ISBN-13 : 1620976625
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Privatization of Everything by : Donald Cohen

The book the American Prospect calls “an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern,” by America’s leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian “An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons.” —Naomi Klein A sweeping exposé of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish democracy, the hardcover edition of The Privatization of Everything elicited a wide spectrum of praise: Kirkus Reviews hailed it as “a strong, economics-based argument for restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gains,” Literary Hub featured the book on a Best Nonfiction list, calling it “a far-reaching, comprehensible, and necessary book,” and Publishers Weekly dubbed it a “persuasive takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best.” From Diane Ravitch (“an important new book about the dangers of privatization”) to Heather McGhee (“a well-researched call to action”), the rave reviews mirror the expansive nature of the book itself, covering the impact of privatization on every aspect of our lives, from water and trash collection to the justice system and the military. Cohen and Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens can—and are—wresting back what is ours: A Montana city took back its water infrastructure after finding that they could do it better and cheaper. Colorado towns fought back well-funded campaigns to preserve telecom monopolies and hamstring public broadband. A motivated lawyer fought all the way to the Supreme Court after the state of Georgia erected privatized paywalls around its legal code. “Enlightening and sobering” (Rosanne Cash), The Privatization of Everything connects the dots across a wide range of issues and offers what Cash calls “a progressive voice with a firm eye on justice [that] can carefully parse out complex issues for those of us who take pride in citizenship.”

A Course in Public Economics

A Course in Public Economics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 0521535670
ISBN-13 : 9780521535670
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis A Course in Public Economics by : John Leach

This 2004 textbook explores how markets operate and governments' roles in addressing market failures.

Public Goods, Sustainable Development and the Contribution of Business

Public Goods, Sustainable Development and the Contribution of Business
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : 9781527566255
ISBN-13 : 1527566250
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Goods, Sustainable Development and the Contribution of Business by : Roland Bardy

This book provides an expansive review of the public goods theme and highlights the inherent linkage between sustainable development and corporate responsibility for improving the current and future welfare of communities both at home and abroad. The main proposition here is that sustainable development is focused on preserving and maintaining public goods. Consequently, whoever uses public goods is liable for their preservation, their maintenance, and, where they are underdeveloped, for their expansion. Successful delivery, both now and in the future, depends on a positive relationship of the public sector with the private sector. This book will serve to stimulate discussions of scholars and policy makers in the field of sustainable development with business leaders, and will close the gap between the public and the private sectors by building a common understanding and common methodologies for implementing and measuring sustainable development in the macro- and the micro-spheres.

The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods

The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 620
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ISBN-10 : 0521477182
ISBN-13 : 9780521477185
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods by : Richard Cornes

This book presents an updated and expanded discussion of theoretical treatment of externalities (i.e. uncompensated interdependencies), public goods, and club goods.

The Demand and Supply of Public Goods

The Demand and Supply of Public Goods
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 0865972214
ISBN-13 : 9780865972216
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Demand and Supply of Public Goods by : James M. Buchanan

Public-goods theory constituted a major element in James M. Buchanan’s research agenda throughout the 1960s. The Demand and Supply of Public Goods is a major part of that work. At the time that Buchanan was elaborating on his theories of public goods, the prevailing trend in public economics was the emergence of public-expenditure theory, which attempted to form a comprehensive theory of the state around the notion of market failure. The Demand and Supply of Public Goods established Buchanan’s broad purpose of explicitly comparing market performance with political performance. As such, the book is an important part of Buchanan’s contractarian theory of the "productive state.” Conceived originally as a series of lectures given at Cambridge University in 1961 and 1962, The Demand and Supply of Public Goods is written for students, but is in no way a textbook of dry pedagogy. Instead, as Geoffrey Brennan writes in the foreword, "What Buchanan provides here is a clear statement of the contractarian approach to public goods problems, very much in the 'voluntary exchange’ tradition of Wicksell and Lindhal.” James M. Buchanan is an eminent economist who won the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986 and is considered one of the greatest scholars of liberty in the twentieth century. The entire series will include: Volume 1: The Logical Foundations of Constitutional Liberty Volume 2: Public Principles of Public Debt Volume 3: The Calculus of Consent Volume 4: Public Finance in Democratic Process Volume 5: The Demand and Supply of Public Goods Volume 6: Cost and Choice Volume 7: The Limits of Liberty Volume 8: Democracy in Deficit Volume 9: The Power to Tax Volume 10: The Reason of Rules Volume 11: Politics by Principle, Not Interest Volume 12: Economic Inquiry and Its Logic Volume 13: Politics as Public Choice Volume 14: Debt and Taxes Volume 15: Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory Volume 16: Choice, Contract, and Constitutions Volume 17: Moral Science and Moral Order Volume 18: Federalism, Liberty, and the Law Volume 19: Ideas, Persons, and Events Volume 20: Indexes

American Government 3e

American Government 3e
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1738998479
ISBN-13 : 9781738998470
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis American Government 3e by : Glen Krutz

Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.