The traditional school of economic policy analysis predicts that globalisation will give rise to predatory competition between the governments of the European nation states. The consequence is anticipated to be a marked reduction in, if not the destruction of, the benevolent Welfare State. The...

One: Checks and Balances in the Supply of Government Policies -- The organization of competition in congressional and parliamentary governments -- Political checks and balances and the structure of taxation in the United States and Canada -- Competition within the Italian Public Sector -- Two:...