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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ALTERNATIVE COURSE DESIGNS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART ONE. MICROECONOMIC MODELS FOR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER TWO. AN INTRODUCTION TO MODELING: DEMAND, SUPPLY, AND BENEFIT-COST REASONING -- CHAPTER THREE. UTILITY MAXIMIZATION, EFFICIENCY, AND EQUITY -- PART TWO. USING MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICE-MAKING IN POLICY ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER FOUR. THE SPECIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICE MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF WELFARE PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER FIVE. THE ANALYSIS OF EQUITY STANDARDS: AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANT APPLICATION -- CHAPTER SIX. THE COMPENSATION PRINCIPLE OF BENEFIT-COST REASONING: BENEFIT MEASURES AND MARKET DEMANDS -- CHAPTER SEVEN. UNCERTAINTY AND PUBLIC POLICY -- CHAPTER EIGHT. ALLOCATION OVER TIME AND INDEXATION -- PART THREE. POLICY ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY DECISIONS -- CHAPTER NINE. THE COST SIDE OF POLICY ANALYSIS: TECHNICAL LIMITS, PRODUCTIVE POSSIBILITIES, AND COST CONCEPTS -- CHAPTER TEN. PRIVATE PROFIT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS: OBJECTIVES, CAPABILITIES, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: OBJECTIVES, CAPABILITIES, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- PART FOUR. COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERVENTIONS -- CHAPTER TWELVE: EFFICIENCY, DISTRIBUTION, AND GENERAL COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS: CONSEQUENCES OF TAXATION -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. THE CONTROL OF PRICES TO ACHIEVE EQUITY IN SPECIFIC MARKETS -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. DISTRIBUTIONAL CONTROL WITH RATIONS AND VOUCHERS -- PART FIVE. SOURCES OF MARKET FAILURE AND INSTITUTIONAL CHOICE -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. ALLOCATIVE DIFFICULTIES IN MARKETS AND GOVERNMENTS -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE PROBLEM OF PUBLIC GOODS -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. EXTERNALITIES AND POLICIES TO INTERNALIZE THEM -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. INDUSTRY REGULATION -- CHAPTER NINETEEN. POLICY PROBLEMS OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES OVER TIME -- CHAPTER TWENTY. IMPERFECT INFORMATION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHOICES -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ALTERNATIVE COURSE DESIGNS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART ONE. MICROECONOMIC MODELS FOR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER TWO. AN INTRODUCTION TO MODELING: DEMAND, SUPPLY, AND BENEFIT-COST REASONING -- CHAPTER THREE. UTILITY MAXIMIZATION, EFFICIENCY, AND EQUITY -- PART TWO. USING MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICE-MAKING IN POLICY ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER FOUR. THE SPECIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICE MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF WELFARE PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER FIVE. THE ANALYSIS OF EQUITY STANDARDS: AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANT APPLICATION -- CHAPTER SIX. THE COMPENSATION PRINCIPLE OF BENEFIT-COST REASONING: BENEFIT MEASURES AND MARKET DEMANDS -- CHAPTER SEVEN. UNCERTAINTY AND PUBLIC POLICY -- CHAPTER EIGHT. ALLOCATION OVER TIME AND INDEXATION -- PART THREE. POLICY ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY DECISIONS -- CHAPTER NINE. THE COST SIDE OF POLICY ANALYSIS: TECHNICAL LIMITS, PRODUCTIVE POSSIBILITIES, AND COST CONCEPTS -- CHAPTER TEN. PRIVATE PROFIT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS: OBJECTIVES, CAPABILITIES, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: OBJECTIVES, CAPABILITIES, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- PART FOUR. COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERVENTIONS -- CHAPTER TWELVE: EFFICIENCY, DISTRIBUTION, AND GENERAL COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS: CONSEQUENCES OF TAXATION -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. THE CONTROL OF PRICES TO ACHIEVE EQUITY IN SPECIFIC MARKETS -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. DISTRIBUTIONAL CONTROL WITH RATIONS AND VOUCHERS -- PART FIVE. SOURCES OF MARKET FAILURE AND INSTITUTIONAL CHOICE -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. ALLOCATIVE DIFFICULTIES IN MARKETS AND GOVERNMENTS -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE PROBLEM OF PUBLIC GOODS -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. EXTERNALITIES AND POLICIES TO INTERNALIZE THEM -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. INDUSTRY REGULATION -- CHAPTER NINETEEN. POLICY PROBLEMS OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES OVER TIME -- CHAPTER TWENTY. IMPERFECT INFORMATION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHOICES -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX |
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