Autocratic, democratic, and optimal government fiscal choices and economic outcomes
This book presents simple models of the major alternative types of political regimes, estimates of the parameters of these models, and quantitative estimates of the fiscal choices and economic outcomes of these regimes. William Niskanen provides valuable analysis of the effects of the voting rule, t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
c2003
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| Series: | The Locke Institute
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book presents simple models of the major alternative types of political regimes, estimates of the parameters of these models, and quantitative estimates of the fiscal choices and economic outcomes of these regimes. William Niskanen provides valuable analysis of the effects of the voting rule, the progressivity of the tax structure, and the length of the fiscal horizon in democratic governments and interesting insights of the effects of alternative regimes on policies, such as war and immigration, that affect the number of people subject to the regime 1. On the choice of regime -- 2. Models of government -- 3. The parameters -- 4. Autocratic, democratic, and optimal government -- 5. Variations on the democratic model -- 6. Fiscal rules for a democracy -- 7. A constitutional approach to taxes and transfers -- 8. Population issues -- 9. Culture and institutions -- 10. Conclusion |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 138 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781781950876 1843764350 9781843764359 9781845420932 |