Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-205) and index.
Contents:
Conclusion: Taking transition costs seriously. Framing the issues : normative discourses, political imperatives -- Public pensions : reconciling fiscal sustainability with intergenerational equity -- Reforming the US home mortgage interest deduction -- Trade liberalization : gradualism, reciprocity, reversibility -- Agricultural supply management : unraveling the transitional gains trap -- Liberalizing immigration policy : the gains and strains of accommodating more and diverse newcomers -- Climate change policy : managing more heat in the world's kitchens -- Institutional reform and development : the perils of utopianism -- Conclusion: Taking transition costs seriously.
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