The Case Against Another Business-Government Partnership

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

6-1-1989

Series Information

Occasional Paper 73

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

This policy paper examines the myths surrounding business-government partnerships or federal bailouts. It also provides some insights into what does work in their place. Democratic political systems were not built to make critical choices between particular firms or industries in a competitive market. Business-government partnerships do just that.

Keywords

Business-Government Partnerships, Federal Bailouts, Myths, Policy Analysis, Policy Recommendations

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K7FT8J7B

DOI

doi:10.7936/K7FT8J7B

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "The Case Against Another Business-Government Partnership", Occasional Paper 73, 1989, doi:10.7936/K7FT8J7B.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/102.