"Taking an innovative look at the origins of economics, this forward-thinking book relocates economics from a materialistic general theory of rational action into an idealistic theory of social organization and individual action. Adding new insightful analytical methods such as complexity...

"Innovative in its approach, Rethinking Public Choice reviews the concept of public choice since the 1950s post war period and the application of economics to political practices and institutions, as well as its evolution in recent years attracting contributions from political science and...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Setting the scene -- 2. How did the idea of PPPs arise? -- 3. Exploring what PPPs can and cannot do -- 4. Can PPPs ever be good value? -- 5. Why choose a PPP? -- 6. Ppps and megaprojects -- 7. Where to now for PPPs? -- 8. Conclusions references Index

Contents: Introduction: Wealth and taxes -- Part I. The wealthy and state revenue generation -- 1. Defining wealth and taxes on the wealthy -- 2. Raising government revenue -- 3. State revenue from antiquity to the modern income tax -- Part II. Rethinking taxation of the wealthy -- 4. Public...