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Economic policymaking as a political process: the normative approach topolicy analysis; the positive view of political economy; a synthesis: thepolicy process in "real time"; a theme: transaction costs. Thetransaction-cost politics framework: political outcomes and economicefficiency; transaction-cost analysis in politics; mechanisms to cope withtransaction costs in politics; national differences. Two case studies toillustrate transaction-cost politics: tax and expenditure reform in theUnited States; the GATT and national trade politics. Some reflections andsuggestions: some lessons for the policy process; the role of the economist;concluding comments. Appendix: multiprincipal, multitask agencies.