Big Government

Dr.

In recent years, as libertarian policy analysts have put their minds to the question of tax reform, some have succumbed to the lure of a broad-base

Casual observation of the last thirty years or so indicates that the role government plays in the lives of individuals has been increasing.

Thomas Sowell provides examples of people from many parts of the world demanding that their governments restrict the economic and occupational succ

Central planning and state control are often cast aside as inferior replacements to far more efficient and humane voluntary market transactions.

Some years ago in Modern Age (Winter, 1958-59). in a poem dedicated to Robert A.

A characteristic feature of modern civilization is the steady growth of government.1 This government growth occurs under two forms: either through

The point to be emphasized in this paper is that if one starts with a different view of efficiency and market optimality, an entirely different set

Is government a necessary institution?

The theory of the emergence of the State both in public choice literature and in neoclassical economics assumes that social interaction is prone to