Published Apr 24, 2023
Michael Munger on the Perfect vs. the Good
Michael Munger delves into the interplay between moral arguments and economic efficiency in policy-making, dissecting minimum wage and rent control debates, while exploring the tension between ideological purity and practical governance through the lens of directionalists and destinationists.
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