Public economics in action : the basic income/flat tax proposal

Public economics in action : the basic income/flat tax proposal / A.B. Atkinson.

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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Atkinson, A. B. (Anthony Barnes), 1944-2017
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, ©1995.
Series:Lindahl lectures.
Subjects:
Income tax.
Flat-rate income tax.
Social security > Finance.
Basic income.
Social choice.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
Basic income
Flat-rate income tax
Income tax
Social choice
Social security > Finance
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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