The Optimal Size of Government

Philip Grossman

Monash Economics Working Papers from Monash University, Department of Economics

Abstract: In the economic analysis of the theory of government, two views of government are evident. The Pigovian view sees government as a benevolent actor striving to correct for the inadequacies and excesses of an unrestrained marketplace. The 'Public Choice' view of government portrays government as the tool of special interest groups as likely to generate distortions as to correct them. In this paper, a model of government that incorporates both views will be developed and then empirically tested.

Pages: 17 pages
Date: 1987
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Published in Public Choice, Vol. 53, No. 2 (1987), pp. 131-147

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