''Motivation, Agency, and Public Policy'' is a non-fiction book written by the economist Julian Le Grand. The book, which argues in favor of increasing

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'' as "one of the most stimulating books on public policy in recent years".

Overview

In his book, Le Grand explores ways of increasing the amount of choice and competition in the

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. This quasi-market would transform citizens from pawns to queens and "improve quality and value for money". Specific policy recommendations include "demogrants" and hypothecation (earmarking).

Criticism

One criticism is that Le Grand's argument only has limited appeal. "Le Grand’s argument does not speak to libertarians; rejecting the welfare state, they part from him long before he calls on them to cheer for transforming service users into queens. Nor does his argument entice liberal egalitarians."

References

External links

* Le Grand, Julian �
Motivation, Agency, and Public Policy: Of Knights and Knaves, Pawns and Queens
2003. Books about economic policy 2003 non-fiction books Oxford University Press books {{econ-book-stub

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