The Power of Economists Within the State

By Johan Christensen

Book Overview

Why have some countries gone farther than others in adopting public policies that rely heavily on the free-market? Johan Christensen offers a new explanation: these policies are correlated with the entrenchment of U.S.-trained, neoclassical economists within that state. Comparing the cases of New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, and Denmark, he shows how the influence of economists helped to establish market-conforming tax regimes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503600491
• ISBN13: 9781503600492
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"