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“Once a bureau is created, its staff becomes a tenacious political interest group, well placed to defend its budget and to make a case for expanding its activities.”

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Robert Higgs is an American economist renowned for his research on the relationship between government intervention and economic growth. His work focuses on the fields of economic liberalism and public choice theory, making significant contributions to understanding the impact of government policies on the market. more

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