Public Priority Setting: Rules and Costs 1997 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: List of Authors. 1. Introduction; P. Boorsma, et al. 2. Transaction Cost Economics and Public Administration; O. E. Williamson. 3. Setting Priorities: The IMF and World Bank and Structural Adjustment Programmes; N. Hermes, A. Schilder. 4. The Effects of Firm- and Relation-Specific Characteristics on Quality of Supplier Relationships; G. de Jong, et al. 5. Marshall and the Quest for a New Paradigm; P. de Vries. 6. Technology and Lifestyle as Central Concepts for Global Scenarios; F. Duchin. 7. On Background Principles for Environmental Policy: Polluter Pays', User Pays' or Victim Pays'? A. E. Steenge. 8. Reconciling Economy with Ecology: Environmental Valuation from the Point of View of Sustainability; M. O'Connor. 9. Contingent Valuation, Sustainability and a Green National Income; A. van der Veen. 10. The Effects of Policy Making on the Design of Economic Policy Instruments: Politics as Usual; H. Th. A. Bressers, D. Huitema. 11. Setting Priorities in Dutch Legislative Policy; B. Dorbeck-Jung. 12. Do Local Authorities Opt for Covenants? E. Helder. 13. Communicative Steering and Regulation: Shifting Actors, Objectives and Priorities; I. Propper. 14. Political-Administrative Relations and Separation of Powers; R. Reussing. 15. Effects of Issue Priorities in the News on Voting Preferences; the 1994 Election Campaign in the Netherlands; J. Kleinnijenhuis, J. A. de Ridder. 16. The Will of Politicians and the Unwillingness of the People; J. J. A. Thomassen. Index."