William A. Niskanen Libros

This analysis delves into the complexities of military spending, questioning whether current levels are excessive or insufficient. It highlights the influence of special interests that manipulate the system for their benefit, offering a critical perspective on the implications of defense budgets. Through rigorous examination, the book aims to provoke thought on the priorities of national spending and its impact on society.

This retrospective by acclaimed economist William A. Niskanen examines a wide variety of key public policies and politically controversial issues, including those pertaining to trade, unemployment, election law, and the economics of war and peace. Niskanen applies sharply focused economic perspectives to each topic, illustrating how the use of economic incentives significantly aids the creation of solid, successful polices.

Focusing on the fallout from Enron's collapse, this book explores critical lessons in accounting, auditing, taxation, and corporate governance. It highlights the implications of recent corporate scandals and offers insightful proposals for public policy reforms. These recommendations aim to enhance the accountability of accountants, bankers, board members, lawyers, and corporate managers, ultimately fostering a corporate environment that prioritizes the interests of the general public.

Bureaucracy and Public Economics brings together in one volume the classic book and related articles which put forward the first formal economic theory of the behaviour of bureaucracies. William Niskanen Jr. has consistently argued that bureaucrats have personal objectives - that differ from those of both their political supervisors and the general public - which they further by use of their monopoly power. He develops his argument to contend that government budgets have become too large and should be curtailed. All of Professor Niskanen's major contributions to this field have been brought together in this one volume including his pioneering article on 'The Peculiar Economics of Bureaucracy', the full text of the book ' Bureaucracy and Representative Government ' and his recent reassessment of the larger body of scholarship on the economics of bureaucracy.Scholars, students and teachers of public economics will welcome this volume which, by making some of the key contributions in the field more widely accessible, will provoke discussion, debate and further research.