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Buchanan, James M.

Public finance and public choice : two contrasting visions of the state / James M. Buchanan and Richard A. Musgrave. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, �1999. - 1 online resource (vii, 272 pages) -

Papers and comments presented at a week-long seminar organized by the Center for Economic Studies, University of Munich.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Introduction / Origins, Experiences, and Ideas: A Retrospective Assessment / The Nature of the Fiscal State: The Roots of My Thinking / Fiscal Tasks / Response / Constraints on Political Action / Response / Fiscal Federalism / Response / Morals, Politics, and Institutional Reform: Diagnosis and Prescription / Response / Summary / Hans-Werner Sinn -- Hans-Werner Sinn -- James M. Buchanan -- Richard A. Musgrave -- Richard A. Musgrave -- James M. Buchanan -- James M. Buchanan -- Richard A. Musgrave -- Richard A. Musgrave -- James M. Buchanan -- James M. Buchanan -- Richard A. Musgrave -- Hans-Werner Sinn.

"In this volume, based on a week-long symposium at the University of Munich's Center for Economic Studies, two leading scholars of governmental economics debate their divergent perspectives on the role of government and its fiscal functions."--Jacket.

ISBN: 0585313709 9780585313702

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GB99-82949

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 0262024624 Uk 0262024624. Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fiscal policy.
State, The.
Social choice.
Politique fiscale.
�Etat.
Choix collectif.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Public Finance.
Fiscal policy.
Social choice.
State, The.
Openbare financi�en.
Public Choice.
Belastingpolitiek.
Staatkunde.
Social choice.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HJ192.5 / .B83 1999eb

Dewey Class. No.: 336.3