The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in the Constitution, reflect the evolution of society and its values and the powerful but jerky hand of the political process.
The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in the Constitution, reflect the evolution of society and its values and the powerful but jerky hand of the political process.
List of Tables vii List of Figures ix Introduction: What Role for Government? / Richard J. Zeckhauser and Derek Leebaert 3 Part I. Democracy and Elections 1. The Role of Television in American Politics / Fred Wertheimer and Randy Huwa 18 2. The Presidential Nominating System: Problems and Prescriptions / Michael Nelson 34 3. Morality, Democracy, and the Intimate Contest / Joel L. Fleishman 52 Part II. Economic Well-Being 4. Transfer Recipients and the Poor during the 1970s / Richard A. Kasten and John E. Todd 60 5. Labor Supply Response to a Negative Income Tax / Philip K. Robins, Richard W. West, and Gary L. Stieger 78 6. Measuring the Distribution of Personal Taxes / Marcus C. Berliant and Robert P. Strauss 97 7. Private Sector Unions in the Political Arena: Public Policy versus Employee Preference / James T. Bennett and Manuel H. Johnson 116 8. The Davis-Bacon Act / Arnold H. Raphaelson 123 9. OPEC II and the Wage-Price Spiral / Stephen G. Cecchetti, David S. McClain, Michael J. McKee, and Daniel H. Saks 137 10. The Political Economy of Wage and Price Regulation: The Case of the Carter Pay-Price Standards / W. Kip Viscus 155 Part III. Health 11. The Value of a Life: What Difference Does It Make? / John D. Graham and James W. Vaupel 176 12. The Formation of Health-Related Habits / Gerard F. Anderson, Anthony E. Boardman, and Robert P. Inman 187 13. The Effect of Liquor Taxes on Drinking, Cirrhosis, and Auto Fatalities / Philip J. Cook 203 14. Estimating Distribution Functions for Small Groups: Postoperative Hospital Stay / Michael A. Stoto 221 Part IV. Regulation 15. The Economic Basis for OSHA's and EPA's Generic Carcinogen Regulations / Ivy E. Broder and John F. Morrall III 242 16. When to Pay for Sunk Benefits / Michael O'Hare and David S. Mundel 255 17. What is Regulation? / Christopher C. De Muth 262 Part V. Management 18. The Search for Implementation Theory / Erwin C. Hargrove 280 19. Compensating When the Government Harms / Joseph J. Cordes, Robert S. Goldfarb, and James R. Barth 295 20. The Fundamentals of Cutback Management / Robert D. Behn 310 Postscript 21. The Creation of a Profession / Joel L. Fleishman 324 Notes and References 327 Index 359 Contributors 365
List of Tables vii List of Figures ix Introduction: What Role for Government? / Richard J. Zeckhauser and Derek Leebaert 3 Part I. Democracy and Elections 1. The Role of Television in American Politics / Fred Wertheimer and Randy Huwa 18 2. The Presidential Nominating System: Problems and Prescriptions / Michael Nelson 34 3. Morality, Democracy, and the Intimate Contest / Joel L. Fleishman 52 Part II. Economic Well-Being 4. Transfer Recipients and the Poor during the 1970s / Richard A. Kasten and John E. Todd 60 5. Labor Supply Response to a Negative Income Tax / Philip K. Robins, Richard W. West, and Gary L. Stieger 78 6. Measuring the Distribution of Personal Taxes / Marcus C. Berliant and Robert P. Strauss 97 7. Private Sector Unions in the Political Arena: Public Policy versus Employee Preference / James T. Bennett and Manuel H. Johnson 116 8. The Davis-Bacon Act / Arnold H. Raphaelson 123 9. OPEC II and the Wage-Price Spiral / Stephen G. Cecchetti, David S. McClain, Michael J. McKee, and Daniel H. Saks 137 10. The Political Economy of Wage and Price Regulation: The Case of the Carter Pay-Price Standards / W. Kip Viscus 155 Part III. Health 11. The Value of a Life: What Difference Does It Make? / John D. Graham and James W. Vaupel 176 12. The Formation of Health-Related Habits / Gerard F. Anderson, Anthony E. Boardman, and Robert P. Inman 187 13. The Effect of Liquor Taxes on Drinking, Cirrhosis, and Auto Fatalities / Philip J. Cook 203 14. Estimating Distribution Functions for Small Groups: Postoperative Hospital Stay / Michael A. Stoto 221 Part IV. Regulation 15. The Economic Basis for OSHA's and EPA's Generic Carcinogen Regulations / Ivy E. Broder and John F. Morrall III 242 16. When to Pay for Sunk Benefits / Michael O'Hare and David S. Mundel 255 17. What is Regulation? / Christopher C. De Muth 262 Part V. Management 18. The Search for Implementation Theory / Erwin C. Hargrove 280 19. Compensating When the Government Harms / Joseph J. Cordes, Robert S. Goldfarb, and James R. Barth 295 20. The Fundamentals of Cutback Management / Robert D. Behn 310 Postscript 21. The Creation of a Profession / Joel L. Fleishman 324 Notes and References 327 Index 359 Contributors 365
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