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"The book provides an integrated analysis of the fiscal machinery within the executive wing, the audit agency, and the legislature, and partnerships with the private sector. It highlights that efficient and purposeful fiscal management has global and multicultural aspects and is absolutely essential for improving governance in a civic society." "The book is invaluable to researchers and economists specializing in public finance, policy, fiscal management,...

Growing Public examines the question of whether social policies that redistribute income impose constraints on economic growth. Taxes and transfers have been debated for centuries, but only now can we get a clear view of the whole evolution of social spending. What kept prospering nations from using taxes for social programs until the end of the nineteenth century? Why did taxes and spending then grow so much, and what are the prospects for social...

All legally enforceable rights cost money. A practical, commonsense notion? Yes, but one ignored by almost everyone, from libertarian ideologues to Supreme Court justices to human rights advocates. The simple insight that rights are expensive reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it - and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished...