# Political Economics

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- Book: [Political Economics](https://www.bookquiver.com/torsten-persson/political-economics) ([Political Economics.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/torsten-persson/political-economics.md))
- Authors: [Torsten Persson](https://www.bookquiver.com/torsten-persson), [Guido Tabellini](https://www.bookquiver.com/guido-tabellini)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6266-131-7
- Pages: 560
- Published: 2002-01-25
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

What determines the size and form of redistributive programs, the extent and type of public goods provision, the burden of taxation across alternative tax bases, the size of government deficits, and the...