Governing for the Long Term: Democracy and the Politics of Investment
- ISBN-10
- 1107214599
- ISBN-13
- 9781107214590
- Category
- Electronic books
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Alan M. Jacobs
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"This book examines how democratic governments manage long-term policy challenges, asking how elected politicians choose between providing policy benefits in the present and investing in the future"-- Provided by publisher.
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