ENGLISH

Public Economics in Action: The Basic Income Flat Tax Proposal (Lindahl Lectures on Monetary and Fiscal Policy)

By Anthony B. Atkinson

Book information

Year
1997
ISBN
0198292163, 9780198292166, 0198283369, 9780198283362, 9780191521317
LCC
HJ4629 .A8 1995
Open Library ID
OL1110302M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7776131 bytes)
Pages
184\184
Topic
Economy
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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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