Pollsters and economists have much to say about how to discover and measure public preferences. Fiscal policyincluding the setting of the overall size of public budgetscould be made more democratic by integrating the approaches of both groups.
How Big a Budget Do the People Prefer?
By Earl R. Brubaker
This
article
appeared in
the Fall 1998 issue of The Independent Review.
DemocracyEconomyFederal Budget PolicyFederal Tax PolicyFiscal Policy/DebtGovernment and PoliticsPhilosophy and ReligionPublic ChoiceState and Local Fiscal PolicyTaxesTaxes and Budget
Other Independent Review articles by Earl R. Brubaker | |
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