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Bureaucrats, Legislators, and the Size of Government

Miller, Gary J., Moe, Terry M.·1983·American Political Science Review
DOI 10.2307/1958917
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Some recent theories have blamed the growth of government on budget-maximizing bureaucrats who are assumedly capable of imposing their most preferred budget-output combination on legislatures, subject to cost and demand constraints. However, theoretical examination of the range of bargaining outcomes that might occur between bureau and legislature shows that budget-maximizing behavior does not necessarily lead to super-optimal levels of production, nor do the suggested reforms of competition and privatization necessarily improve the situation. In this bargaining model, the central determinants of governmental growth are not budget-maximizing bureaucrats, but the legislature's decisions regarding mode of oversight and form of internal organization.

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Authors
Miller, G. J., & Moe, T. M.
Venue
American Political Science Review
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1983-06
Volume
77
Issue
2
Pages
297-322
ISSN
  • 0003-0554 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5943
DOI
10.2307/1958917
OpenAlex
W2037382985
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260
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journal article
Language
en
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