der Menschen in den Mittelpunkt rückte. Die Idee der Gleichheit ist so alt wie die der Demokratie selbst und neben …. The idea of equality is as old as the democracy itself, and besides instrumental reasons for valuing or condemning …

neoclassical economic theory, which predicts that government plays an unambiguously positive role for individuals’ quality of life …This paper empirically analyzes the question whether government involvement in the economy is conducive or detrimental …, and public choice theory, that was developed to understand why governments often choose excessive involvement and …