A U-Turn on the Road to Serfdom : Prospects for Reducing the Size of the State.

Intro -- _GoBack -- Table 1 Ratios of general government expenditure, including transfers, to money GDP at market prices (%) -- Table 2 March 2013 budget forecasts for UK public spending by function and government receipts in 2013-14 -- Table 3 Estimated effects on economic growth of increased public spending between 1960 and 2013 -- Figure 1 Ratios of UK general government expenditure and residual private sector to UK GDP measured at factor cost 1870-2012 -- Figure 2 Effect of tax-financed public spending increase in post-neoclassical endogenous growth model -- Figure 3 UK real non-oil GDP 1997 Q1 to 2013 Q3 seems to reveal a supply withdrawal in practice -- Figure 4 OECD real GDP 1997 Q1 to 2013 Q2 also seems to reveal a supply withdrawal -- The authors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Summary -- Tables and figures -- A U-turn on the road to serfdom: prospects for reducing the size of the state -- Grover Norquist -- The 'leave us alone' coalition -- Conflict among the opponents of liberty: the 'takings coalition' -- Pledging not to increase taxes -- Reducing spending -- The Ryan budget -- The role of inter-state competition in widening the 'leave us alone' coalition -- Changing the demographics -- Conclusion -- Questions and discussion -- The modern Leviathan state, its growth and consequences -- David B. Smith -- Where does the money go? -- The impact of tax and spending on growth -- Competing theories of economic growth -- Impact of government spending and taxation on growth: evidence from econometric models -- Fiscal stabilisation literature -- Conclusion -- References -- Taxpayers for fiscal decentralisation -- Matthew Sinclair -- Fiscal decentralisation leads to better results for taxpayers -- Decentralisation and competition in practice -- Fiscal decentralisation delivers smaller and more efficient government.

Fiscal decentralisation delivers stronger economic growth -- Fiscal decentralisation can be delivered in the United Kingdom -- Tax raising options for decentralised local government -- Conclusion -- References -- Fostering a European 'leave us alone' coalition -- Nima Sanandaji -- Special interests and public sector expansion -- The case of the French farmers -- Public bureaucrats as a special interest -- That which is seen, and that which is not seen -- Shifting towards small government -- Voice, exit and loyalty -- Challenging the government monopoly in the provision of welfare services -- The Pysslingen revolution -- Steps towards more use of markets in welfare -- Privatising pensions -- 'Workfare' not welfare -- Making taxes visible -- Conclusion -- References.

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