The myth of fair and efficient government : why the government you want is not the one you get
Beset by economic woes with hard-to-understand causes and difficult-to-prescribe remedies, many focus on the need for more government programs and more government spending. Idealized views of government lead to bitterly unhappy citizens. In fact, Michael L. Marlow says, government is the last place to look for efficiency. It is, rather, private markets that naturally drive toward efficient outcomes and it is unreasonable to expect governments to mimic those effects
viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780313392917, 9780313392924, 0313392919, 0313392927
696099313
Our disappointment with government
What markets do well
Theory is not practice of government
Government : last place to look for efficiency
Government rarely promotes fairness
Misconceptions of tax fairness
"Vocal advocates" encourage inefficient government
Tax preferences : government playing favorites
Unfunded liabilities of future citizens
More efficient and fairer taxation
Improving government