Social Coordination and Public Policy - (Economy, Polity, and Society) by Roberta Herzberg & Gavin Roberts & Brianne Wolf (Paperback)

About the Book

This volume explores how public policy can foster or limit social coordination in the market, civil society, and within various levels of government. Some chapters in this volume are more theoretical, applying public choice and market process theory to public policy issues, while other chapters examine practical, real-world case studies.

Book Synopsis

This volume explores how public policy can foster or limit social coordination in the market, civil society, and within various levels of government. Some chapters in this volume are more theoretical, applying public choice and market process theory to public policy issues, while other chapters examine practical, real-world case studies.

Review Quotes

How do people effectively coordinate to achieve their diverse goals? The papers in this volume make important contributions to answering this question. Drawing on the framework provided by mainline economics, the contributors offer novel theoretical and applied insights into what facilitates social cooperation, and what constitutes effective public policy. Both scholars and policymakers will find benefit from this important volume.

About the Author

Roberta Q. Herzberg is distinguished senior fellow in the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Gavin Roberts is assistant professor of economics at Weber State University.
Brianne Wolf is assistant professor of political theory and constitutional democracy at Michigan State University.