democracies; (2) the nature and determinants of modern tax structures; and (3) redistribution in pluralistic societies over …

Umverteilung von Unten nach Oben setzt das Buch eine Rückverteilung des Reichtums auf die Agenda. Abschließend wird diskutiert, ob …

when such a "dividend of democracy" obtains, we review experimental studies in which material incentives remain stacked … studies find positive dividends of democracy across a broad range of cooperation settings, we also report on studies that find … no dividend. We conclude that the existence of a dividend of democracy cannot be considered a stylized fact. We discuss …

We propose a theory of tax centralization and inter governmental grants in politico-economic equilibrium. The cost of …

We propose a theory of tax centralization and inter governmental grants in politico-economic equilibrium. The cost of …

Taking Macur Olsonś theory of the decline of nations as pathbreaking in this field we develop a formal model of the …-group-state. Followed by a brief survey of empirical studies testing Olsonś theory, we at the first time in the literature present a time …

of the median income earner. This paper shows that if redistribution is achieved by a public provision of goods and …