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Is the state really a Leviathan? Testing the model of Buchanan and Brennan in Europe

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Możdżeń M.

Managerial Economics

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2014

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tom Vol. 15, no. 1

83--96

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This article is an attempt to synthetically present and test the main conclusions of the State-as-Leviathan model. In the first part, the main assumptions of the model are described. In the second, the model is developed further in order to present main research hypotheses. In the third part, the critique and remarks on the model are reviewed. The fourth part is devoted to developing an empirical model and presenting the main findings of the analysis. The summary concludes the text with some suggestions for future research. The conducted analysis allows us to draw conclusions pointing to the less-than-perfect ability of the Leviathan model to describe real events in the areas of fiscal policy and taxation and, in some instances, seems to corroborate the conclusions ascribed to the "orthodox" theory of public finance criticized by Buchanan and Brennan. A regression model built upon a database on selected EU countries derived from the Eurostat, European Commission and European Social Survey points to the fact that indeed the broadness of the taxable base can positively influence public revenue. And it also negatively affects the way people perceive the national government (in linę with model assumptions). But when we turn to the influence of the broadness of the base on its perceived quality of life, we can find out that, in the countries with a relatively broad base, people's perceived life satisfaction is significantly higher (in line with "orthodox" theories). At the same time, the analysis corroborates to some extent Leviathan-model suggestions that progressive taxation is beneficial for the citizens in comparison to proportional, as some recent research shows.

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Is the state really a Leviathan? Testing the model of Buchanan and Brennan in Europe

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Możdżeń M.

Managerial Economics

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2014

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tom 15

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nr 1

83-96

EN

This article is an attempt to synthetically present and test the main conclusions of the State- as-Leviathan model. In the first part, the main assumptions of the model are described. In the second, the model is developed further in order to present main research hypotheses. In the third part, the critique and remarks on the model are reviewed. The fourth part is devoted to developing an empirical model and presenting the main findings of the analysis. The summary concludes the text with some suggestions for future research. The conducted analysis allows us to draw conclusions pointing to the less-than-perfect ability of the Leviathan model to describe real events in the areas of fiscal policy and taxation and, in some instances, seems to corroborate the conclusions ascribed to the "orthodox" theory of public finance criticized by Buchanan and Brennan. A regression model built upon a database on selected EU countries derived from the Eurostat, European Commission and European Social Survey points to the fact that indeed the broadness of the taxable base can positively influence public revenue. And it also negatively affects the way people perceive the national government (in line with model assumptions). But when we turn to the influence of the broadness of the base on its perceived quality of life, we can find out that, in the countries with a relatively broad base, people's perceived life satisfaction is significantly higher (in line with "orthodox" theories). At the same time, the analysis corroborates to some extent Leviathan-model suggestions that progressive taxation is beneficial for the citizens in comparison to proportional, as some recent research shows.

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Sfera publiczna – polityka publiczna: perspektywa amerykańska

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Frysztacki K.

Studia Socjologiczne

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2017

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nr 4(227)

73-94

PL

Niniejszy artykuł poświęcony jest wyróżniającym się cechom charakterystycznym polityki publicznej w Stanach Zjednoczonych, badanym przez pryzmat tego, co nazywamy „sferą publiczną”, a co przede wszystkim oznacza kształtowanie się różnorodnych poglądów społecznych, prowadzenie debat temu poświęconych, formułowania oczekiwań. Sama polityka publiczna realizowana jest przez rządy (używamy mnogiej, jako że chodzi zarówno o rząd federalny, jak i niższego szczebla), rozstrzygane jest przez nie to, co czynią, bądź z realizacji czego rezygnują. Z jednej strony, uwarunkowane jest to podstawowymi orientacjami ideologicznymi i kierunkami politycznymi, z drugiej strony dzieje się to wraz z sektorem prywatnej gospodarki wolnorynkowej oraz trzecim sektorem społecznego działania pozarządowego. Składają się na to rozliczne zjawiska społeczne na różnych poziomach struktury społecznej. Całość stanowi mocno zróżnicowany, ale i bardzo dynamiczny obraz wydarzeń i procesów.

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This article deals with certain distinct features typical of public policy in the United States examined through the prism of what is known as the public sphere. Above all this entails the shaping of various social attitudes and opinions, conducting debates devoted to relevant topics, and then formulating expectations and solutions. Public policy itself is realized by governments (using the plural, we mean all levels from the federal to the local). These governments make decisions as to what they will or will not bring to fruition. On the one hand, public policy is rooted in fundamental ideological orientations and political directions. On the other hand, it operates in concert with the private and free market sector as well as the third sector of non-governmental social action. Numerous social phenomena at various levels of the social structure are part and parcel of this. The entirety comprises a highly diversiﬁed but also very dynamic image of events and processes.

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Dylematy energetyki niemieckiej

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Malko J.

Rynek Energii

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2005

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tom nr 3

7-10

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W następnym dwudziestoleciu Niemcy stają przed wyzwaniem zastąpienia od 40 do 50 GW mocy zainstalowanej w elektroenergetyce. W warunkach liberalizacji sektora działania państwa mogą osłabić konflikt pomiędzy bezpieczeństwem zasilania, ekonomiką i ograniczeniami ekologicznymi. Działania te muszą być zintensyfikowane zarówno po stronie podażowej (na przykład struktura mocy wytwórczej) jak i popytowej (racjonalne użytkowanie energii).

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In the next twenty years the German power industry will face a challenge of replacing 40 to 50 gw of its generating capacity. State promotion in line with the electricity market liberalization can reduce conflicts between security of supply and economical and environmental acceptability. Governmental action that leaves the decision on investments to the market has to be intensified on the supply side (eg. Choice of the generation portfolio) and on the demand side (rational energy use).