Bruce Yandle

Books by Bruce Yandle

Bootleggers and Baptists

How Economic Forces and Moral Persuasion Interact to Shape Regulatory Politics

Policy analysts, academics, journalists, and even politicians lament the influence of money on politics. But in the political economy, politicians often carefully design regulations so that two very different interest groups will be satisfied. The Bootlegger and Baptist theory, an innovative publ...
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