Europe’s fiscal blind spot
Stephen Boucher | 23 October 2012
Fiscal,
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Carbon Taxes,
Climate,
Taxes
Smarter taxes on energy and emissions to reduce public deficits As European governments desperately try to plug public deficits, restore competitiveness, employment and growth, the tendency would seem to be towards less environmental policies. What if more environmental protection and putting a price on pollution
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Solidarity beyond taxation
Knut Bergmann | 13 October 2012
Fiscal,
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Philanthropy,
Wealth Taxes
„Coercion doesn’t create good will” is a wise proverb – occasionally referred to as patriarchal. With a synonym for this adjective being patronizing, it is particularly fitting for the proposal that recently hit German headlines: to bolster public finances shaken by the Euro crisis with
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Making sense of economic policy
Simon Evenett | 6 June 2012
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Austerity
The past week has seen a marked deterioration in economic sentiment. Job creation numbers in the US were lousy. More evidence of a growth slowdown in China was made public. India’s political paralysis continues. And, in Europe at present, the focus of so many fears,
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