The National Element in the Development of Fiscal Theory

ORHAN KAYAALP is Associate Professor of Economics at Lehman College at the City University of New York. His work in the fields of public economics and the history of economic thought has appeared in Public Finance/Finances Publiques, History of Political Economy and Journal of European Economic History as well as in a number of edited volumes.

Introduction A National Taxonomy of Fiscal Doctrines British Fiscal Doctrine: The Sacrifice View Italian Fiscal Doctrine: The Benefit View German Fiscal Doctrine: The Organic View Austrian Fiscal Doctrine: The Subjective Valuation Approach Swedish Fiscal Doctrine: The Collective Choice Approach Epilogue Appendix: A Synopsis of General Characteristics of National Fiscal Doctrines