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1958 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Just Taxation—A Positive Solution

Author : Erik Lindahl

Published in: Classics in the Theory of Public Finance

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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We may begin by assuming that there are only two categories of taxpayers: one, A, relatively well-to-do, and the other, B, relatively poor.Within each category all individuals must pay the same price for their participation in public consumption. The problem is the relative amount of the two prices, i.e. the distribution of the total cost of the collective goods between the two groups.

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Title
Just Taxation—A Positive Solution
Author
Erik Lindahl
Copyright Year
1958
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23426-4_11