In the book “Returning to Capitalism in order to Escape Crises” (“Revenir au capitalisme pour eviter les crises”) P. Salin, professor of Economics at University Paris-Douphine, provides his analysis of the 2007–2009 financial crisis with the purpose to develop general conceptualization...

This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world’s most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the...

It is traditionally claimed that the State has three main categories of policies to implement: allocation, distribution and stabilization policies. In the present chapter we will be concerned only with stabilization policies or, more generally, with the role public policies may have in...

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Obstacle historique au libre-échange, le protectionnisme est l'ensemble des mesures d'origine étatique qui consistent à limiter, à interdire, à contrôler ou à influencer les échanges internationaux. Il résulte par conséquent d'une contrainte publique interférant avec les processus...

This comprehensive and thought-provoking Handbook reviews public sector economics from pluralist perspectives that either complement or reach beyond mainstream views. The book takes a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, drawing on economic elements in the fields of philosophy, sociology,...