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- catalog abstract "This book surveys recent developments in public economics by taking as a case-study 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. This idea has generated wide interest in a number of countries, and is being actively discussed by several political parties. The book explains how these changes would benefit a wide variety of social groups, leading to a greater redistribution of income. At the same time, it also raises the question of whether a single reform can meet the very different objectives of different supporters. The author reviews different areas of public economics in which there has been active research in recent years - namely the theory of optimum taxation, public choice theory, general equilibrium analysis of incidence, numerical tax-benefit modelling, and econometric studies of work incentives - and asks how these contribute to our understanding of this particular policy reform. He also indicates the promising directions for future research. The author does not argue for or against the basic income/flat tax proposal, but believes it should be on the agenda for any serious discussion of tax and social security reform for the twenty-first century.".
- catalog contributor b7480283.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "1. A First Look at the Issues -- 2. Optimum Flat Tax and Basic Income -- 3. Optimum Taxation, Differentiation, and Graduation -- 4. Liberty and Public Choice Theory -- 5. A Richer Model of the Labour Market -- 6. Tax-Benefit Models -- 7. Taxation and Work Incentives -- 8. Concluding Reflection: The Integration of Public Economics.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-164) and index.".
- catalog description "The author reviews different areas of public economics in which there has been active research in recent years - namely the theory of optimum taxation, public choice theory, general equilibrium analysis of incidence, numerical tax-benefit modelling, and econometric studies of work incentives - and asks how these contribute to our understanding of this particular policy reform. He also indicates the promising directions for future research. The author does not argue for or against the basic income/flat tax proposal, but believes it should be on the agenda for any serious discussion of tax and social security reform for the twenty-first century.".
- catalog description "This book surveys recent developments in public economics by taking as a case-study 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. This idea has generated wide interest in a number of countries, and is being actively discussed by several political parties. The book explains how these changes would benefit a wide variety of social groups, leading to a greater redistribution of income. At the same time, it also raises the question of whether a single reform can meet the very different objectives of different supporters.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 169 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Public economics in action.".
- catalog identifier "0198283369 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Public economics in action.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Lindahl lectures".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Oxford University Press ; New York : Clarendon Press,".
- catalog relation "Public economics in action.".
- catalog subject "336.24 20".
- catalog subject "Flat-rate income tax.".
- catalog subject "Guaranteed annual income.".
- catalog subject "HJ4629 .A8 1995".
- catalog subject "Income tax.".
- catalog subject "Social choice.".
- catalog subject "Social security Finance.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. A First Look at the Issues -- 2. Optimum Flat Tax and Basic Income -- 3. Optimum Taxation, Differentiation, and Graduation -- 4. Liberty and Public Choice Theory -- 5. A Richer Model of the Labour Market -- 6. Tax-Benefit Models -- 7. Taxation and Work Incentives -- 8. Concluding Reflection: The Integration of Public Economics.".
- catalog title "Public economics in action : the basic income/flat tax proposal / A.B. Atkinson.".
- catalog type "text".