Law and the limits of government : temporary versus permanent legislation / Frank Fagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fagan, Frank.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislative bodies.

Representative government and representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why do legislatures pass laws that automatically expire? Why are so many tax cuts sunset? In this first book-length treatment of those questions, the author explains that legislatures pass laws temporarily in order to reduce opposition from the citizenry, to increase the level of information revealed by lobbies, and to externalize the political costs of changing the tax code on to future legislatures. This book provides a careful analysis which does not normatively prescribe either permanent or temporary legislation in every instance, but rather specifies the conditions for which either perman

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; PART I Theory; 1. Introduction; 2. Short- to medium-term residual effects; 3. Long-term residual effects; 4. Information and commitment; 5. Temporary tax legislation; PART II Evidence; 6. Passage probability; 7. Sponsor's age; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-85793-866-5

OCLC:

854764509