Book excerpt: Papers written over the last 30 years include Niskanen's major essays on proprietary studies as well as many of his professional papers. The section on policy analysis discusses topics such as defense spending and resource allocation, trade policy, crime and drug policy, and welfare and the culture of poverty. The section on public choice and political economy covers the liberal economic order, bureaucracy, democratic government, and progressive taxation. The volume also includes an autobiographical summary as well as a number of commentaries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR