1st Edition

A New Approach to the Economics of Public Goods

By Thomas Laudal Copyright 2020
94 Pages
by Routledge

94 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

94 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Public goods are typically defined only in reference to the good itself but, as this book argues, the public goods can be better understood if contextual variables are incorporated. This book discusses the production and provision of public goods. It asserts that changes related to public goods are better understood if the category of goods are not decided solely by the properties of the good... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. The economic literature on public goods.  3. Advantages of studying public goods with reference to a utility-layer and a supply-layer.  4. The value-added process linking the utility-layer and the supply-layer.  5. Descriptive and predictive value of a multi-layered approach to public goods.  6. Public good trends.  7 A multi-layered approach to public goods.

Biography

Thomas Laudal is Associate Professor of international business strategy at the University of Stavanger Business School, Norway.