The Structure of Government

Vlad Tarko

doi:10.4324/9781003276784-11

The Structure of Government

Vlad Tarko

Political Economy & Moral Sci

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This chapter overviews the classical liberal framework for thinking about the proper scope of government functions and their proper allocation to different levels in a federal system. The similarities to and differences from the standard economic approach based on market failures are explored. I cover three key questions: (1) Which goods should be produced by government, funded by government but produced by markets, or left entirely to markets? The distinction between public-private partnerships, vouchers, and cash transfers is also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	164-182
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040460139
ISBN (Print)	9781040737101
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003276784-11
State	Published - Jan 1 2026

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General Social Sciences
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Arts and Humanities

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