Why Government Fails So Often: And How It Can Do Better (83 page)

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Constitution,
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Consumer Product Safety Commission,
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Cordray, Richard,
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Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards,
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Cost Barrier Resources Act of 1982,
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cost-benefit analysis,
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; precautionary principle,
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; social discount rate,
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; willingness to pay,
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See also
cost-effectiveness analysis

cost-effectiveness analysis,
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Council of Economic Advisors,
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courts: constitutional authority of,
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credibility of policy,
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See also
incredibility of policy

crime,
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“crowding-out” effect,
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Cukier, Kenneth,
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Davis Bacon Act of 1931,
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Dayton Target Jobs tax credit,
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Debt-to-GDP,
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decentralization,
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See also
localism
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state and local government

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
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Delaney Clause,
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delegitimation costs,
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“democracy of everyday life,”
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demographics,
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Demsetz, Harold,
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Denver Post
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Department of Agriculture,
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Department of Defense,
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Department of Health and Human Services,
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Department of Justice,
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Department of Motor Vehicles,
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Department of Treasury,
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Department of Veterans Affairs.
See
Veterans Administration

dependence on government,
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Derthick, Martha,
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Diamond, Peter,
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DiIulio, John,
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Dionne, E. J.,
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disability programs,
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diversity,
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Donahue, Jack
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“don’t ask, don’t tell,”
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Downs, Anthony,
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Drug Enforcement Administration,
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Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984,
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Due Process Clause,
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Earned Income Tax Credit of 1975,
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