bookLondon School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)Aug 10, 2006Closed access

Principled Agents?: The Political Economy of Good Government

TBTimothy Besley

Abstract

Mainstream policy economics now pays more attention to the delivery of policy outcomes and how incentives and institutional change shape the effectiveness of government. But should these issues be studied against a background of purely self-interested public servants? This book explores this question and more.

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  • Government failure
  • Politics
  • Agency (philosophy)
  • Government (linguistics)
  • Incentive
  • Political science
  • Accountability
  • Public choice
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