Tollison Robert Edited (4 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight groove on bottom edge of rear board. D/j has 1/4" tear on bottom rear panel edge, creased down fold line between rear panel and edge of spine, 1/4" tear on rear fold, small tears on head and heel corners of d/j. Tan cloth with black lettering on spine. 368 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. States "First Edition: June 2010." Number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first printing. As-new, unread review copy with signed letter from publicist to reviewer laid in. The authors "shed light on how perverse incentives result in the adverse outcomes of government failure, while also suggesting private, market-based, institutional reforms that would create a more just and efficient legal system." Includes Ilya Somin's "Economic Development / Takings As Government Failure," with considerable mention of Poletown and Kelo vs. City of New London. Also includes an essay by Roger Koppl on forensics, reporting an overall 2 percent error rate in fingerprint identifications (more than 4,000 "wrong calls" per year, nationwide), as well as the "spectacular" error rate of the Houston Crime Lab circa 2002. Totals 303 pp. including index. Reduced from $32.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. xvi, 492 p.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. THE ECONOMICS OF BUDGET DEFICITS Volume I and II. Edited by Charles K. Rowley, William F. Shughart II, and Robert D. Tollison. The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics. Contains 58 critical works by noted economic experts originally published between 1940 and 2000. The works are divided into the following parts: The History and Measurement of Budget Deficits; Classical Public Debt Theory; Keynesian Public Debt Theory; The Burden of Debt Re-Examined; Ricardian Equivalence in the Dock; Public Choice and Public Debt Theory and Evidence; Deficit Finance in Constitutional Perspective. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, Massachusetts, 2002. First Edition. ISBN-10: 1858987989. Two Volume Set, hardcovers, blue cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the front cover and spine, 6.5x9.5 inches, xlvii + 465 pages and xi + 564 pages. Each volume has a Name Index at the rear. VERY GOOD condition, a pea size scrape to the front fold of the front cover, otherwise both books are sharp, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, very nice, two volume set. An important work for anyone interested in economics and especially budget deficits. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This two volume set is heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.