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Director's law: a standalone construct

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Director'slaw1 CONSTRUCTDirector's lawSTIGLER · PUBLIC CHOICE

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Public choice

the proposition that public spending is mainly made for the benefit of the middle classes and financed by taxes borne by both the poor and the rich.

In public choice, Director's law refers to the proposition that public spending is mainly made for the benefit of the middle classes and financed by taxes borne by both the poor and the rich. This meaning comes from Stigler (1970) in The Journal of Law and Economics.[1]

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References

  1. Stigler, G. J. (1970). Director's Law of Public Income Redistribution. The Journal of Law and Economics, 13(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1086/466680

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