This important collection of eight interrelated essays fills a gap in English-language literature in public finance and fiscal theory. The author consistently emphasizes the central role of collective decision making in fiscal theories as well as the methodological setting in which positive proportions in fiscal theory must be developed.Originally published in 1960.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital...

Each year billions of dollars are diverted by the President and his assistants from the purposes for which Congress intended them. Billions more are used in confidential and covert ways, without the knowledge of Congress and the public. Here is the first account of how this money is actually spent. Louis Fisher writes: ""When it comes to the administration of the budget, we find nothing that is obvious, very little that is visible. Our priorities...