Did politics influence which car dealerships were closed when President Obamas automobile task force restructured the auto industry? A 2009 study that looked at closures and car dealers political contributions found no evidence of bias, but a new study that measures political influence more directly reaches a different conclusion.
Government behind the Wheel
More a Matter of Politics Than of Economics
By Jim F. Couch, Philip A. Burton, Keith D. Malone, David L. Black
This
article
appeared in
the Spring 2011 issue of The Independent Review.
EconomyGovernment and PoliticsGovernment PowerLaw and LibertyPolitical TheoryPublic ChoiceRegulation
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