The Calculus of Consent

A Wicksellian retrospective

Originally published in Public Choice

Even though Knut Wicksell is, by my count, cited only three times in The Calculus, the central importance of Wicksell's formulation of the problem of just taxation to The Calculus will surely be self-evident to anyone who has read both items.

Even though Knut Wicksell is, by my count, cited only three times in The Calculus, the central importance of Wicksell's formulation of the problem of just taxation to The Calculus will surely be self-evident to anyone who has read both items.

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