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Taxing Sin
By Michael Thom
Reviewed by Adam J. Hoffer |
The Independent Review
| Fall 2021
The Third Pillar
How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind
By Raghuram Rajan
Reviewed by Lenore T. Ealy |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2020
State Constitutional Politics
Governing by Amendment in the American States
By John Dinan
Reviewed by George R. Crowley |
The Independent Review
| Winter 2019/20
Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster
Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship
By Virgil Henry Storr, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch, and Laura Grube
Reviewed by Daniel J. Smith |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2017
Polarized America
The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches
By Nolan McCarty, Keith T. Poole, and Howard Rosenthal
Reviewed by Werner Troesken |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2008
Living with Leviathan
Public Spending, Taxes, and Economic Performance
By David B. Smith
Reviewed by Mark Brady |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2008
Mega-Projects
The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment
By Alan Altshuler and David Luberoff
Reviewed by Peter Gordon |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2005
Public Spending in the 20th Century
A Global Perspective
By Vito Tanzi and Ludger Schuknecht
Reviewed by Thomas E. Borcherding |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2003