Growing Public

ISBN-13: 9780521821759 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 242 str.

Peter Lindert; Peter H. Lindert

Opis

Taxes and transfers have been debated for centuries, but only recently are we able to see the total picture of the evolution of social spending. This book examines the question of whether social policies that redistribute income impose constraints on economic growth. Peter Lindert argues that, contrary to the intuition of many economists and the ideology of many politicians, social spending has contributed to, rather than inhibited, economic growth. Also Available...Growing Public, Volume 1: The Story

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'Lindert puts forward a compelling case … his conclusions are often illuminating and controversial … Lindert has uncovered new and tougher areas of debate as much as he has helped deal a telling blow to others.' Transfer

Spis treści

Part V. The Underlying Framework: 13. A minimal theory of social transfers; 14. A guide to the tests; Part VI. Accounting for Social Spending, Jobs and Growth: 15. Explaining the rise of mass public schooling; 16. Explaining the rise of social transfers; 17. What drove postwar social spending?; 18. Social transfers hardly affected growth; 19. Reconciling unemployment and growth in the OECD; Appendices.