About this issue new perspectives on the role of government Peter Birch Sørensen EditorialNotes Pages: 239 - 245
The role of the state in fiscal theory Richard A. Musgrave The Role of the State in Historical Perspective Pages: 247 - 258
Social insurance, incentives and risk taking Hans-Werner Sinn Social Insurance and Welfare State Policy Pages: 259 - 280
Redistributive taxation and social insurance Helmuth CremerPierre Pestieau Social Insurance and Welfare State Policy Pages: 281 - 295
The political economy of mixed public and private schooling: A dynamic analysis Mark GradsteinMoshe Justman The Public Versus the Private Sector Pages: 297 - 310
Issues in decentralizing the provision of education Robin BoadwayNicolas MarceauMaurice Marchand The Public Versus the Private Sector Pages: 311 - 327
The public sector and health care Miguel Gouveia The Public Versus the Private Sector Pages: 329 - 349
Privatization, coordination and agency costs: The case for participation in Eastern Europe Barthold Albrecht The Public Versus the Private Sector Pages: 351 - 368
Payroll taxes and VAT in a labor-turnover model of the ‘natural rate’ Hian Teck Hoon The Government and the Labor Market Pages: 369 - 383
Labor market institutions and the cohesion of the middle class Gilles Saint-Paul The Government and the Labor Market Pages: 385 - 395
Fiscal externalities and the design of intergovernmental grants Bev Dahlby Public Finace with Multiple Jurisdiction Pages: 397 - 412
Suppressing resistance to low-skill migration Assaf RazinEfraim Sadka Public Finace with Multiple Jurisdiction Pages: 413 - 424
Optimal factor and commodity taxation in a small open economy Andreas Haufler Public Finace with Multiple Jurisdiction Pages: 425 - 442