Government by the Market? : The Politics of Public Choice

Recent decades have seen the study of politics invaded by economic theories, methods and techniques.

This book gives a concise, non- technical account of these 'public choice' theories and examines their influence upon government policies in English-speaking countries.

Issues covered include slimming the state, privatising welfare and re- structuring government.

Final chapters offer an alternative view of the basis of good government.

This book offers a unique survey and critique of the ideas and influence of an important branch of political thought and its links with market theories.