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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ALTERNATIVE COURSE DESIGNS xv
4. PREFACE xvii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
6. PART ONE. MICROECONOMIC MODELS FOR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
7. CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS 3
8. CHAPTER TWO. AN INTRODUCTION TO MODELING: DEMAND, SUPPLY, AND BENEFIT-COST REASONING 19
9. CHAPTER THREE. UTILITY MAXIMIZATION, EFFICIENCY, AND EQUITY 36
10. PART TWO. USING MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICE-MAKING IN POLICY ANALYSIS
11. CHAPTER FOUR. THE SPECIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICE MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF WELFARE PROGRAMS 79
12. CHAPTER FIVE. THE ANALYSIS OF EQUITY STANDARDS: AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANT APPLICATION 124
13. CHAPTER SIX. THE COMPENSATION PRINCIPLE OF BENEFIT-COST REASONING: BENEFIT MEASURES AND MARKET DEMANDS 169
14. CHAPTER SEVEN. UNCERTAINTY AND PUBLIC POLICY 220
15. CHAPTER EIGHT. ALLOCATION OVER TIME AND INDEXATION 278
16. PART THREE. POLICY ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY DECISIONS
17. CHAPTER NINE. THE COST SIDE OF POLICY ANALYSIS: TECHNICAL LIMITS, PRODUCTIVE POSSIBILITIES, AND COST CONCEPTS 317
18. CHAPTER TEN. PRIVATE PROFIT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS: OBJECTIVES, CAPABILITIES, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 373
19. CHAPTER ELEVEN. PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: OBJECTIVES, CAPABILITIES, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 417
20. PART FOUR. COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERVENTIONS
21. CHAPTER TWELVE: EFFICIENCY, DISTRIBUTION, AND GENERAL COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS: CONSEQUENCES OF TAXATION 461
22. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. THE CONTROL OF PRICES TO ACHIEVE EQUITY IN SPECIFIC MARKETS 507
23. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. DISTRIBUTIONAL CONTROL WITH RATIONS AND VOUCHERS 550
24. PART FIVE. SOURCES OF MARKET FAILURE AND INSTITUTIONAL CHOICE
25. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. ALLOCATIVE DIFFICULTIES IN MARKETS AND GOVERNMENTS 593
26. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE PROBLEM OF PUBLIC GOODS 617
27. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. EXTERNALITIES AND POLICIES TO INTERNALIZE THEM 635
28. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. INDUSTRY REGULATION 660
29. CHAPTER NINETEEN. POLICY PROBLEMS OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES OVER TIME 696
30. CHAPTER TWENTY. IMPERFECT INFORMATION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHOICES 724
31. AUTHOR INDEX 753
32. SUBJECT INDEX 757