Public Economics in Action: The Basic Income/Flat Tax Proposal (The Lindahl Lectures) - Hardcover

Atkinson, Anthony B.

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9780198283362: Public Economics in Action: The Basic Income/Flat Tax Proposal (The Lindahl Lectures)
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ISBN 10: 0198283369 ISBN 13: 9780198283362
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book surveys recent developments in public economics by studying the proposals for a basic income/flat tax scheme. It discusses various approaches to taxation and presents a framework for a system which would affect both personal income and the social security system, replacing the one by a flat-rate income tax and the other by a guaranteed income. The idea has generated wide interest in a number of countries, and is being actively discussed by a number of political groups. This book explains how these changes would benefit a wide variety of social groups, but asks how a single reform can meet the very different objectives of different supporters.

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About the Author

A. B. Atkinson is Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198283369
ISBN 13 
9780198283362
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
184
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