Re: Re: Fiscal Crisis of the State

[Jim Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:21 AM 05/25/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> > Michael Keaney wrote:
> > > I think O'Connor's analysis is central to an understanding of the present
> > > plethora of "public-private partnerships" infesting the UK as part of New
> > > Labour's conversion to the natural party of government.
> >
> > am I the only one who found O'Connor's FISCAL CRISIS to be a bit incoherent?
> >
> > Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~JDevine
>
> Could you elaborate on the above?

not really, since it's hard to summarize a feeling that different parts of
the same book don't fit together well. I think someone who knows public
finance better would do a better job. BTW, I did find that the book made
some important useful points. But then I was disappointed that it didn't
quite gel.

Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~JDevine