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

by Randall G. Holcombe (Author)

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

Author Biography

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).