Politics as a Peculiar Business

Richard Wagner ()

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Abstract: Economists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of “Lord of the Manor”. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can ultimately be destructive to capitalism and to society.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
ISBN: 9781785365478
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Public choice and the Virginia tradition of political economy , pp 1-30

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Ch 2 Alternative paths for a theory of political economy , pp 31-54

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Ch 3 Systems theory and parts-to-whole relationships , pp 55-82

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Ch 4 The logic of economizing action: Universal form and particular practice , pp 83-110

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Ch 5 Reason, sentiment, and electoral competition , pp 111-135

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Ch 6 Parasitical political calculation , pp 136-162

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Ch 7 Societal tectonics and the art of the deal , pp 163-185

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Ch 8 Moral imagination and constitutional arrangement , pp 186-209

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