”The best primer on political reality, Beyond Politicsrnwill revolutionize your thinking^ — PETE DU PONTrnBEYONDrnPOLITICSrnMarkets, Welfare andrnthe Failure of BureaucracyrnWiUiam C. MitcheUrn& Randy T. SimmonsrnForeword by Gordon TullockrnThe Independent I n s t i t u tern”An outstanding job, Beyond Politics explains the continuum ofrnpublic policy battles and why bureaucratic institutions are unable torndeliver on their promises.”rn— JAMES C. MILLER, IIIrnFormer Director, Office of Management and Budgetrn”Public dissatisfaction with government now seems inescapable asrnpublics are looking for a new conception of government. The excellentrnbook, Beyond Politics, clearly and persuasively fills this bill.”rn— ROBERT L. BARTLEYrnEditor, The Wall Street journalrnThe B INDEPENDENTrnINSTITUTErnOrthodox public policy has held thatrn”market failures” are rampant in society,rnnecessitating government intervention tornserve and protect the public good. In BeyondrnPolitics however, the authors tracernthe anatomy of “government failures” andrna pathology of contemporary political institutionsrnas government has become the vehiclernfor private gain at public expense.rnThe book enlightens the true relationshiprnof government and markets by emphasizingrntheir actual rather than their idealrnworkings and by re-uniting the insights ofrneconomics with political science.rnIn so doing, this bold and vigorous bookrnexamines a host of public issues, includingrnsocial welfare, education, consumer protection,rnand the environment. Offering a unifiedrnand powerful perspective on marketrnprocesses, property rights, politics, contractsrnand government bureaucracy. Beyond Politicsrnis a lucid and comprehensive book onrnhow we can restore the institutions for arnfree and humane society.rn”Beyond Politics superbly assembles the required understanding ofrnboth economics and politics, to get straight to the important elements.”rn— JAMES M. BUCHANANrnNobel Laureate in Economic Sciencern”Beyond Politics is an accessible and compelling account of the majorrnissue of our time — the intersection of politics and the market. With greatrncare, the authors demolish the arguments to justify a vast governmentrnbureaucracy.”rn— RICHARD A. EPSTEINrnDistinguished Professor of Law, University of Chicagorn18 Figures • 2 Tables • Index • 224 pp • $49.50 Cloth/$17.95 PaperrnWestview Press: Boulder • San Francisco • OxfordrnShipping/handling: Add $3.00/book (CA residents add sales tax)rnORDER TOLL FREE 1-800-927-8733rnCredit card orders only. 24 hours a day.rnThe Independent Institute, Dept.BN4,134 Ninety-Eighth Avenue, Oakland, CA 94603rnrnrn