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Economic Theory of Representative Government

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  • © 1974

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Authors:
  1. Albert Breton

    1. University of Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: Studies in Economics (STEC)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Background and Definitions

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      Pages 1-1
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    2. An Introduction

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      Pages 3-15

    3. The Output of Governments

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      Pages 16-41

    4. The Institutional Framework

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      Pages 42-52

  3. The Structure of Demand

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      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Origins of Political Action

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      Pages 55-73

    3. The Instruments of Political Participation

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      Pages 74-98

    4. The Demand for Government Policies

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      Pages 99-120

  4. The Structure of Supply

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      Pages 121-121
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    2. The Behavior of Political Parties

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      Pages 123-139

    3. Technical Constraints on the Behavior of the Governing Party

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      Pages 140-160

    4. The Behavior of Bureaus

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      Pages 161-175

  5. Resource Allocation in the Public Sector

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      Pages 177-177
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    2. The Equilibrium Quantity of Government Policies

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      Pages 179-193

    3. Comparative Statical Displacements of Equilibrium

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      Pages 194-204

    4. Conclusion

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      Pages 205-207

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 209-228
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    Albert Breton

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