ECON 308 Public Economics

18 points. Not offered in 2009.

Overview

Ronald Reagan said that "Government is not the solution to our problems. Government is the problem." Was this just a catchy political slogan? Could he have been influenced by some developments in public economics? Could these same developments have influenced the radical reshaping of the public sector which has occurred in most countries since the early 1980s and, in particular, in New Zealand, where public sector reforms have been bolder and more innovative than almost anywhere else? Have the reformers created a whole new set of problems?

Prerequisite

ECON 201

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