Politics, Taxation, and the Rule of Law: The Power to Tax in Constitutional Perspective

List of Figures and Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. 1. The Constitutional Framework for Democratic Taxation; D.P. Racheter, R.E. Wagner. 2. Self-Ownership, Taxation, and Democracy: A Philosophical-Constitutional Perspective; E. Mack. 3. Property, Taxation, and the Budgetary Commons; R.E. Wagner. 4. Taxpayers Rights and the Fiscal Constitution; G. Wolfram. 5. Referendum, Redistribution, and Tax Exemption: A Rent-Seeking Theory of Direct Democracy; G. Anderson. 6. Public Choices and Fiscal Means: Analyzing Taxes as Collective Outcomes; W. Hettich, S.L. Winer. 7. Excise Taxation and Interest Group Politics; R.G. Holcombe. 8. Taxation through Litigation; R.A. Levy. 9. Explaining the Persistent Growth in Tax Complexity; J.L. Payne. 10. Site-Value Taxation and the Rule of Law; F. Foldvary. 11. Zoning, Smart Growth, and Regulatory Taxation; S. Staley. 12. Emerging Property Rights, Command-and-Control Regulation, And the Disinterest in Environmental Taxation; B. Yandle. Index.