Nicht der Staat steht im Vordergrund dieses Buches, sondern der Steuerzahler. In den vier Hauptkapiteln der Untersuchung wird der Blick weniger auf die formalen Aspekte der Besteuerung gelenkt als vielmehr auf ihre effektiven materiellen Auswirkungen und die dahinterstehenden Interessen. Ihr...

"Inequalities in access to education pose a significant barrier to development. It has been argued that this reflects, in part, borrowing constraints that inhibit private investment in human capital by the poor. One promise of the recent proposals to open international labor markets to allow for...

To expand the skilled workforce, countries need to attract skilled migrants. One way of doing this is by attracting and retaining international students. Empirical evidence suggests that concerns about brain drain - that is, the emigration of highly qualified workers - are overblown and that...