Bootleggers & Baptists How Economic Forces and Moral Persuasion Interact to Shape Regulatory Politics.
Title:
Bootleggers & Baptists How Economic Forces and Moral Persuasion Interact to Shape Regulatory Politics.
Author:
Smith, Adam.
ISBN:
9781939709370
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Publication Information:
Washington DC : Cato Institute, 2014.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (338 pages)
Contents:
Cover page; title page; copyright page; contents; preface; 1. bootleggers and baptists: a winning coalition; 2. bootleggers, politicians, and pork; 3. why baptists?; 4. sin and substance: who are the real bootleggers and baptists?; 5. the rocky road to climate change legislation; 6. tarp: a bootlegger without a baptist; 7. obamacare: too big to plan (or stop!); 8. what have we learned? when will it end?; appendix: bootleggers and baptists-the education of a regulatory economist; notes; references.
Abstract:
With countless regulatory initiatives on the horizon, this book is a must-read for all who are concern about over-regulation and government intrusion in our daily lives.
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