Bibliograph

Dealing with losers, the political economy of policy transitions, Michael J. Trebilcock

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Dealing with losers, the political economy of policy transitions, Michael J. Trebilcock

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-205) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dealing with losers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

859061586

Responsibility statement

Michael J. Trebilcock

Sub title

the political economy of policy transitions

Summary

Whenever governments change policies there will typically be losers. These losers will have made investments of one kind or another predicated on, or even deliberately by, the pre-reform set of policies. Very few policy changes make everybody better off, but rather re-allocate social benefits and costs in different ways. The issue of whether and when to mitigate the costs associated with policy changes is ubiquitous across the policy landscape. This book explores both normative and positive rationales for transition cost mitigation strategies

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