Public finance has undergone major transformation since World War II. This paper surveys
this transformation, particularly from a public-choice perspective. Post-Marshallian public …

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 …

The events of the last decade have challenged the contemporary neo-classical synthesis in
all branches of economics, but particularly public finance. The most notable feature of the …

The advances in the economics of the public sector during the past quarter century have
been as pronounced as in any field within economics. Public finance has become a rigorous …

My assignment in this first lecture is to examine the roots of my thinking on the role of the
state and its fiscal role in particular. These roots draw on a rich and diverse body of thought …

This textbook systematically sets forth the basic issues involved in public finance and public
policy. All issues investigated explore the choice between voluntary market decision to earn …

Public choice and especially the economic theory of politics was one of the starting points of
the 'New Institutional Economics'. In the beginning, there were two almost contradictory …

Recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in economics, James Buchanan has won international
recognition for his pioneering role in the development of public-choice theory. Among his …

Alan Peacock poses the question of whether the history of economic thought is an essential
part of the training of scholars concerned with the study of public finance. He contends that …

The preponderance of fiscal scholarship treats government as a maximizing entity. Similar to
private households, the public household is construed as choosing among al-locative and …