Fiscal sociology and the theory of public finance : an exploratory essay / Richard E. Wagner.
This book advances a social-theoretic treatment of public finance, which contrasts with the typical treatment of government as an agent of intervention into a market economy. To start, Richard Wagner construes government not as an agent but as a polycentric process of interaction, just as is a marke...
Uniform Title: | New thinking in political economy.
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Language: | English |
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Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. :
Edward Elgar,
[2007], ©2007.
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Series: | New thinking in political economy.
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Physical Description: | x, 228 pages. |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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This book advances a social-theoretic treatment of public finance, which contrasts with the typical treatment of government as an agent of intervention into a market economy. To start, Richard Wagner construes government not as an agent but as a polycentric process of interaction, just as is a market economy. The theory of markets and the theory of public finance are thus construed as complementary components of a broader endeavor of social theorizing, with both seeking to provide insight into the emergence of generally coordinated relationships within society. The author places analytical focus on emergent processes of development rather than on states of equilibrium, and with much of that development set in motion by conflict among people and their plans. |
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Note: | Electronic resource. |
Call Number: | HJ131 .W34 2007 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-222) and index. |
ISBN: | 1847202462 (hardcover) 9781847202468 (hardback) 9781848444744 (pbk.) 9781781951354 (e-book) |