Public Choice and Public Life

Randy T. Simmons ()
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Randy T. Simmons: Utah State University

Chapter Chapter 16 in Public Choice, Past and Present, 2013, pp 223-236 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter attempts to impose analytical order on my 6 years as a city council member and 4 years as mayor of a small Utah city. It traces how Buchanan and Tullock affected my academic and public life and the difficulties of being a public choice mayor. The Buchanan/Tullock enterprise provides insights to how people act badly when trying to act through government and do good when acting in voluntary small groups.

Keywords: Collective Action; Public Choice; City Council; Social Dilemma; Local Politics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5909-5_16

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