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Article
Do Governments Spend Too Much?
National Tax Journal (1979)
  • Ted Bergstrom, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Abstract

This paper extends Bowen's theorem on the efficiency of majority-chosen public expenditures. It also discusses situations under which majority rule is likely to lead to inefficient outcomes.

Keywords
  • majority voting,
  • government expenditure,
  • Bowen equilibrium,
  • Single-peaked preferences
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Publication Date
June, 1979
Citation Information
Ted Bergstrom. "Do Governments Spend Too Much?" National Tax Journal Vol. 32 Iss. 2 (1979)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ted_bergstrom/32/