In 2010, Haiti was ravaged by a brutal earthquake that affected the lives of millions. The call to assist those in need was heard around the globe. Yet two years later humanitarian efforts led by governments and NGOs have largely failed. Resources are not reaching the needy due …
"Economists have long sought to learn the effect of a "treatment" on some outcome of interest, just as doctors do with their patients. But research on treatment response rarely provides all the information that planners would like to have. How then should planners use the availa…
This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As in the previous editions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include: why the state exists, voting rules, federalism, the theory of clubs, two-party and multiparty …