From “tax state” to “debt state” |
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Authors: | Christopher Green |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, McGill University, H3A 2T7 Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
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Abstract: | The paper is motivated by Joseph A. Schumpeter's The Crisis of the Tax State. It inquires whether the buildup of government debt in peacetimeprosperity is a threat to the stability, existence or creation of viable tax states. The paper begins by setting out Schumpeter's conception of the tax state and the nature of recent political-economic events which have reinvigorated the concept. Next the paper sets out some simple debt dynamics and sketches a debt-induced business cycle arising from heavy reliance on debt finance in peacetimeprosperity. Finally, the paper assesses threats to the tax state in light of recent work on path dependence and positive feedback. An attempt is made to throw some light on whether the plethora of new, and often small, states spawned by the demise of communism can be viable tax states.Essay on Government, the Tax State and Economic Dynamics submitted to the Third Schumpeter Prize Competition. |
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Keywords: | Tax stategif" alt="ldquo" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0">Tax state" target="_blank">gif" alt="rdquo" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0"> Debt Deficits |
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