The State and Your Hard-Earned Money: A Global Perspective on Morality and Public Finance

How fiscal and economic policy choices reflect moral points of view

How much of your hard-earned money is it fair for the state to tax? What public services should the state finance with that money? Surveys show that people care more about fairness than efficiency in fiscal and economic matters, and that they are increasingly anxious about inequalities of income, wealth, and opportunities. It’s clear that the choices made by policymakers about who benefits from a given economic policy are al...