4 Producing Goods and Services: Getting the Right Mix

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. FIGURES AND TABLES xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. Introduction: Public Policy—Limits and Possibilities 1
6. 1 Macroeconomics: Can Government Control the Economy? 20
7. 2 Redistribution: A Success Story? 48
8. 3 When Can Government Regulate? 72
9. 4 Producing Goods and Services: Getting the Right Mix 96
10. 5 Economic Constraints and Political Institutions 118
11. 6 Final Thoughts 139
12. Notes 149
13. References 175
14. Index 197