Australian Federalism in James Buchanan’s Early Work on Fiscal Equity

Daniel Kuehn

History of Economics Review, 2021, vol. 79, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: James Buchanan, one of the founders of public choice theory and constitutional economics, began his career studying fiscal federalism in the doctoral program at the University of Chicago. This paper explores Buchanan’s early interest in Australian experiences with federation and intergovernmental grants as a guide to fiscal federalism in the United States. In his dissertation, Buchanan cited Australia in his arguments against the consolidation of the American states into larger regional governments. He also drew lessons from the early years of the Commonwealth Grants Commission for the intergovernmental grants that he proposed for the United States.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/10370196.2021.1939293

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