The Economics of Budget Deficits (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series, 153) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858987989 ISBN 13: 9781858987989

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

This two-volume set present readings published between about 1940 and 2000. The 58 previously published articles cover topics including the history and measurement of budget deficits, classical and Keynesian public debt theory, a re-examination of the burden of debt, Ricardian equivalence, public choice and public debt, and deficit finance in constitutional perspective. Lacks a subject index. Edited by Rowley (The Locke Institute), and William F. Shughart II and Robert D. Tollison (both of the U. of Mississippi). Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

Charles K. Rowley, General Director of The Locke Institute, and Duncan Black Professor of Economics, George Mason University, William F. Shughart II, Frederick A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Economics and holder of the Robert M. Hearin Chair in Business Administration and Robert D. Tollison, Robert M. Hearin Professor of Economics, University of Mississippi

Contributors include:
J.M. Buchanan,
M. Feldstein,
M. Friedman,
J.M. Keynes,
A. Lerner,
T. Malthus,
D. Ricardo,
P. Samuelson,
A. Smith,
J. Tobin

Review

`. . . a valuable resource for anyone interested in public finance issues. The editors have pulled together the most important and influential articles in the field. From Adam Smith to the present, the two-volume set is a comprehensive guide to the budget deficit debate.' -- Daniel J. Mitchell, Public Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1858987989
• ISBN 13: 9781858987989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1112
• Editor: Rowley Charles K., Shughart II William F., Tollison Robert D.