This paper discusses recent claims made by Caplan (2000, 2001a, 2001b, 2001c, 2002, 2007) who argues that democracies produce bad policies as a result of voters' irrational beliefs. We start by outlining the motives which led Caplan to amend classic Public Choice in such a radical fashion. We...

Slovak Abstract: Príspevok prezentuje základnú komparáciu systémov miestnych daní v krajinách V4 s podrobnejším zameraním na analýzu rozpočtovej významnosti inštitútu miestnych daní v týchto štátoch, pričom autor dospieva k záveru o existencii tak podobných ako aj...

Slovak Abstract: Autori sa zameriavajú na reguláciu daní na Slovensku a jej vývoj analyzovaný na slovenskom historickom a geopolitickom pozadí, ako aj na konkrétne oblasti daňového práva ovplyvnené daňovou politikou Európskej únie. Ďalej sa analyzuje úroveň implementácie...

The introductory parts of the paper analyse development of a local variety of capitalism in Slovakia from the institutional and evolutionary perspective. In early transition period privatisation policies were aimed at development of a liberal version of capitalism, based on fluid capital...

In the paper we analyze economic university research and education in transition countries. University system differs from industry in the nature of output that it produces. University system is engaged in production of public goods rather than private goods. The sector also suffers from the...