From public finance to public economics
M Desmarais-Tremblay, M Johnson… - The European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of the expression of 'public economics' marked an epistemological rupture
in the economic discourse about the state. The local problems and national intellectual …
in the economic discourse about the state. The local problems and national intellectual …
Rawls's maximin and optimal taxation theory
B Walraevens - The European Journal of the History of Economic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The paper analyses the import and appropriation of Rawls's theory of justice into the
emerging field of optimal taxation theory in the 1970s. It focuses first on the pioneer …
emerging field of optimal taxation theory in the 1970s. It focuses first on the pioneer …
Mapping the history of public economics in the twentieth century: an introduction to the special issue
M Desmarais-Tremblay, M Johnson… - The European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The papers in this issue deal with the transformation from public finance to public economics
at a theoretical and philosophical level in the mid-twentieth century. Our introduction situates …
at a theoretical and philosophical level in the mid-twentieth century. Our introduction situates …