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Chapter 13

Introduction to Public Policy

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Chapter 13: Introduction to Public Policy

  • CORE OF THE ANALYSIS
  • HOW DOES GOVERNMENT MAKE A MARKET ECONOMY POSSIBLE?
    • Conditions Required for a Market Economy
      • Establishing Law and Order
      • Defining Rules of Property and Its Exchange
      • Enforcing Contracts
      • Setting Market Standards
      • Providing Public Goods and Ameliorating Externalities
      • Creating a Labor Force
      • Promoting Competition
  • GOALS OF ECONOMIC POLICY
    • Promoting Stable Markets
    • Promoting Economic Prosperity
    • Promoting Business Development
  • TOOLS OF ECONOMIC POLICY
    • Monetary Policies
    • Fiscal Policies
    • Spending and Budgeting
  • ANALYZING THE EVIDENCE: The Income Gap
    • Subsidies and Contracting
      • Subsidies
      • Contracting
  • THE WELFARE SYSTEM AS FISCAL AND SOCIAL POLICY
    • Social Security
      • The Politics of Reforming Social Security
    • Medicare
    • Public Assistance Programs
    • Welfare Reform
  • IN BRIEF: The Welfare State as Fiscal and Social Policy
    • For Further Reading

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