In this paper I will analyse the redistribution of income amongst n generations using the Single-mindedness Theory. I will introduce a new expression for the balanced-budget constraint, no longer based on lump- sum transfers as in the traditional literature, but rather on more realistic labour...

This empirical study seeks to broaden the interpretation of the “rational voter model” so as to include the potential effects of “direct democracy” on the voter participation rate. Direct democracy is assumed to take two forms: initiatives and referendums. This study tests the hypothesis...

The author explains the relevance of the budget and its relation with the National Plan of Development, as well as its focusing in the Account of the Federal Public Property, which allows to locate better for aims of the communitarian life, the actions of government with base in the investments...

The European Union Budget is a financial intermediary with which Member States would like to reflect their policy priorities and complied based on the socio-economic conditions of the Union. In this study, the said intermediary is assessed in respect to revenue items. The revenue items of the...

This paper examines how electoral motives and government ideology influence active labor market policies (ALMP). We present a model that explains how politicians strategically use ALMP to generate political cycles in unemployment and the budget deficit. Election-motivated politicians increase...

The article is about the impact of budget reform RF on the social sphere. The author analyzes the changes in the light of accepted legal documents. Particular attention is paid to changes in the system of social services for the population RF.

Nowadays, rational allocation arguments of public resources go as far as to encompass not only economic criteria on how an administrative - territorial unit should use and distribute its revenues, but also the normative and social criteria. In this context, when speaking about the budgetary...

This paper examines a framework in which politicians can decrease unemployment via active labor market policies (ALMP). We combine theoretical models on partisan and opportunistic cycles and assume that voters are ignorant of the necessary facts to make informed voting decisions. The model...

The budget of the European Union is an important tool of effective and productive implementation of common policies that are pursued within the Union. The European Commission was authorised with the review of the Union budget for the 2008-2009 period. In this study, after explanation of the...

In this paper we discuss the actual and civilizational role of the state and its management. The MBO and the same OECD accounts-financial models are not recommended.With an comparative analysis we conclude for the necessity of a more organics and strategic models of governance and not...