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Cambridge Journal of Economics Advance Access originally published online on November 30, 2005
Cambridge Journal of Economics 2006 30(4):521-539; doi:10.1093/cje/bei094
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved.

Article

The fiscal sociology of Gino Borgatta: Pareto, extra-economic redistribution and economic growth

Michael McLure*

* University of Western Australia

Address for correspondence: Economics Program (M251), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia; email: Michael.McLure{at}uwa.edu.au

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which Borgatta's early fiscal sociology is consistent with, and different from, Vilfredo Pareto's critical views on fiscal theory. Particular emphasis is given to the treatment of the relationship between ‘extra-economic’ redistribution, achieved through fiscal measures, and economic growth. Since evidence of Pareto's influence is much weaker in Borgatta's more mature studies, the ‘definitive’ Paretian fiscal sociology that emerged in his early ‘Lo Studio Scientifico dei Fenomeni Finanziari’ is investigated for possible indications of why Borgatta did not subsequently develop fiscal studies further along Paretian lines.

Key Words: Borgatta • Fiscal • Growth • Pareto • Redistribution • Sociology

JEL classifications: A12, B31, B41, H30

Manuscript received July 26, 2004; final version received July 26, 2004.


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