Social protection and revenue collection are often regarded as potential drivers of social cohesion. The article joins this debate, providing three main contributions. First, we carefully discuss the concept of social cohesion and endorse one specific definition. Second, we propose using the...

The distribution of public revenues is one of the fundamental elements in the shaping of the system of public finance in any country. The process is difficult from both the political and economic points of view. Also the objective conditions make the ideal distribution impossible and any...

This article is dedicated to a study of the relations between the economy and the size of the general government sector. The main aim of the article is an identification of the most important variables that are used to determine relations between the economy and size of the sector, as well as to...

Die derzeit hohen Überschüsse in den öffentlichen Haushaltenwerden deutlich zurückgehen: Bereits im kommenden Jahr sinkt der Finanzierungssaldo von 26 Milliarden auf vier Milliarden; im Jahr 2018 werden die öffentlichen Haushalte mit einem leichten Defizitabschließen. In der mittleren und...

In various writings Karl Marx made references to an ‘aristocracy of finance’ in Western Europe and the United States that dominated ownership of the public debt. Drawing on original research, this article offers the first comprehensive analysis of public debt ownership within the US...

Die Lage der öffentlichen Haushalte in Deutschland ist gut und wird es in diesem und im kommenden Jahr bleiben. Der Staat erwirtschaftet weiter Überschüsse; der Finanzierungssaldo wird in beiden Jahren bei 0,5 Prozent in Relation zum nominalen Bruttoinlandsprodukt liegen und auch in...