Planning and the Political Market: Public Choice and the Politics of Government Failure

by Mark Pennington and Mark Pennington

Book Overview

Planning and the Political Market argues that the enthusiasm for planning as an essential component of environmental protection is misplaced. Drawing on the experience of Britain and other Western democracies, the author uses public choice theory to explore the practical experience of land use planning as an example of government failure. The book opens by outlining the institutional focus of public choice theory, examining the central questions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001S2YJHE
• ISBN13: 9780485006063
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"