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The Political Economy of Government Regulation

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Jason F. Shogren

    1. John A. Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, USA

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Part of the book series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy (TREP, volume 4)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction and Overview

    • Jason F. Shogren
    Pages 1-12

  3. Political Competition among Interest Groups

    • Gary S. Becker
    Pages 13-27

  4. Bootleggers and Baptists in the Market for Regulation

    • Bruce Yandle
    Pages 29-53

  5. Partial Regulation of Natural Monopoly

    • John Tschirhart
    Pages 55-81

  6. The Political Economy of Risk Communication Policies for Food and Alcoholic Beverages

    • W. Kip Viscusi
    Pages 83-129

  7. Economic Prescriptions for Environmental Problems: Not Exactly What the Doctor Ordered

    • Robert W. Hahn
    Pages 131-189

  8. Disclosure, Consent, and Environmental Risk Regulation

    • F. Reed Johnson
    Pages 191-208

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 209-210
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`Finally, the book does provide a well edited record of an interesting and thought-provoking conference.'
Public Choice, 69, 1991

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  • John A. Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, USA

    Jason F. Shogren

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