| Description |
viii, 344 p. : ill. |
| Note |
Papers originally presented at a conference held at the University of Virginia in November 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Government performance : missing opportunities to solve problems / Alan S. Gerber and Eric M. Patashnik -- Policy analysis in representative democracy / David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining -- Sham surgery : the problem of inadequate medical evidence / Alan S. Gerber and Eric M. Patashnik -- Urban transportation / Clifford Winston -- Achieving fundamental housing policy reform / Edgar O. Olsen -- Fixing special education / Jay P. Greene -- Decision markets for policy advice / Robin Hanson -- An experimental basis for public policy initiatives / Charles A. Holt, William M. Shobe, and Angela M. Smith -- Can Congress serve the general welfare? / Sarah A. Binder -- Congress as problem solver / David R. Mayhew -- Parties as problem solvers? / Morris P. Fiorina -- Taking the Brandeis metaphor seriously : policy experimentation within a federal system / Mark Carl Rom -- The states as a laboratory : legal innovation and state competition for corporate charters / Roberta Romano -- Two perspectives on governmental underperformance / Eugene Bardach. |
| Summary |
"Analyzes government's ability to "promote the general welfare" in the areas of health, transportation, housing, and education. Then examines two tools to improve policy design: information markets and laboratory experiments. Concludes by asking how Congress, the party system, and federalism affect government's ability to solve important social problems"--Provided by publisher. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Public welfare administration -- United States -- Evaluation -- Congresses.
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Public administration -- United States -- Evaluation -- Congresses.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980- -- Congresses.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gerber, Alan S.
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Patashnik, Eric M.
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Brookings Institution.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780815731207 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0815731205 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780815731214 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0815731213 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780815731221 |
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