Explores the implications of the work of the late Friedrich Hayek for taxation policy. Examines Hayek's writings on the limits of rationality, the role of rules, and the limits of majority rule. Argues that Hayek's work provides general support for broad-based nondiscrimnatory tax policies but...

This paper examines the ideas of David Hume and their importance to American public administration writing and practice. Hume’s ideas on empiricism, scepticism, and constitutionalism have indirectly, via their impact on modern philosophy, encouraged both support for and criticism of empiricist...