Historically and currently, federal policies governing American Indian country do not typically resemble policies that economists think would stimulate economic and cultural prosperity. This special issue employs Public Choice and New Institutional Economics to analyze the origins and consequences of these policies. This approach, which emphasizes rent seeking, government failure, and formal and informal institutions offers new insights into the understanding of persistent barriers to prosperity and sovereignty in Indian country and what changes might be necessary to break down the obstacles.

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美洲印第安人政策的政治经济学：特刊简介

从历史上和目前来看，管理美洲印第安人国家的联邦政策通常与经济学家认为会刺激经济和文化繁荣的政策并不相似。本期特刊运用公共选择和新制度经济学来分析这些政策的起源和后果。这种强调寻租、政府失灵以及正式和非正式制度的方法，为理解印度国家繁荣和主权的持续障碍以及需要做出哪些改变来打破这些障碍提供了新的见解。