Published Jul 7, 2008
Michael Munger on the Political Economy of Public Transportation
Michael Munger delves into the transformation of Santiago's once-profitable private bus system to a floundering public model, uncovering the power of incentives and the resistance against economic education's potential reforms in shaping public policy.
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