Years have passed since the world experienced one of the worst financial crises in history, and while countless experts have analyzed it, many central questions remain unanswered. Should money creation be considered a ‘public’ or ‘private’ activity—or both? What do we mean by, and want...

China’s economic boom over the last two decades has taken many analysts by surprise, given the ongoing role of central government planning. Its current growth trajectory suggests that the size of its economy could soon surpass that of the United States. Some argue that continued growth and the...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Power, Welfare, Incentives, Values -- PART I. Welfare: THE PROBLEM, AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION -- 2. The Evolution of the Administrative State -- 3. The Purposes and Functional Modes of the Administrative State -- 4....

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables and Appendices -- ONE. Introduction -- PART I. THE CONTEXT OF CANADA'S TAX SYSTEM -- TWO. The Tax System and the Politics of Ideas -- THREE. The Tax System as Economic Constitution -- FOUR. The Tax Policy Community: Institutions and...

Frontmatter -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Vorwort -- Parafiski kontrovers: Eine Einführung / Tiepelmann, Klaus / van der Beek, Gregor -- Erster Teil: Marksteine der theoretischen Parafiskiforschung -- Die intermediären Finanzgewalten und ihr Einfluß auf Deutschlands finanzielle Belastung / Mann,...