Public Policy and the Quality of Life: Market Incentives Versus Government Planning

Advocates the use of the market mechanism rather than government planning to enhance the quality of life.

Author: Randall G. Holcombe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01/24/1995
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780313293580

About the Author

RANDALL G. HOLCOMBE is Professor of Economics at Florida State University. He is also chairman of the Research Advisory Council of the James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies, a think tank that specializes in issues facing state governments. He is the author of six books, including most recently, Economic Models and Methodology (Greenwood, 1989) and The Economic Foundations of Government (1994).