This book finds that political and procedural mechanisms needed to ensuresettled, investment-backed expectations are upset only after consideration and when a political consensus exists.

The Clinton administration has claimed its proposal to increase the minimum wage would not affect employment; other research supports that a higher minimum wage means fewer jobs.

This book argues for greater national uniformity in state and local taxes that affect interstate commerce.

Two achievements--up the poor and animating civil society--are powerful moral claims for business corporations but schemes for corporate governance jeopardize these achievements.

This book discusses banking, insurance, and securities regulation, as well as issues in consumer finance and electronic commerce.

The author examines the structure of the corporate charter market, the impact of takeover regulation and federal securities law, and the spreading of criminalization of corporate duties.

Today's knowledge-based economy requires an entirely new system of assessing the value of companies--a system tapping the vast communication capabilities of the Internet.

This study explains why financial services have for centuries been regulated to a greater extent than are most products that do not directly affect people's health or safety.

The authors argue that TV regulation should be based on the same principles used for print media, for which control of editorial content lies in private hands rather than the government.

The author discusses key concepts in consumption and income taxes and identifies the problems of a transition to a consumption-based system.