Public Debt and the Common Good: Philosophical and Institutional Implications of Fiscal Imbalance

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James Odom

Public Debt and the Common Good

Philosophical and Institutional Implications of Fiscal Imbalance

James Odom

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Routledge
19 July 2018

Social & political philosophy; Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; Political structure & processes; Political economy; Public finance accounting

Series: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance

The American national debt stands at $20.49 trillion as of January 2018, or roughly $63,000 for every person in the United States. The national debt has grown six-fold in the past 25 years, and borrowing only has accelerated in recent administrations. What are the factors driving such unrestrained borrowing? Is American fiscal policy different now than in an earlier era? Is there a moral dimension to public debt and, if so, how can that dimension be measured?

Public Debt and the Common Good addresses these and other questions by looking to the fiscal policy of the American states. Drawing on classical themes and the longest quantitative review of state debt in the literature, James Odom expertly integrates institutional analysis with dimensions of culture to define the parameters of political freedom in a theoretically coherent way. In doing so, Odom argues that centralization and injustice, or the incapacity for the common good, can help explain state indebtedness.

Contributing to ongoing scholarly debates on public debt theory, this book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners who work at the intersection of political philosophy and economics, as well as those who specialize in state public policy, state politics, and federalism more generally.

By: James Odom
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9781138618169
ISBN 10: 1138618160
Series: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 19 July 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Odom is Senior Policy Advisor to Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes. A recent Baylor University graduate, Odom has served as Director of Public Affairs at the same institution as well as a policy analyst with then-Sen. John Ashcroft of Missouri. In 2000, Odom was a candidate for the U.S. Congress from Oklahoma's fourth district.

Reviews for Public Debt and the Common Good: Philosophical and Institutional Implications of Fiscal Imbalance

'Is public debt an instrument for promoting the common good, as many people in positions of political authority claim? Or is it a harbinger of the growing democratic despotism that such scholars as Alexis de Tocqueville recognized as a possible outcome? In this thoughtful and informative book, James Odom does not provide an answer but he does provide valuable insights into how we might wrestle with the continual growth of democratic debt.' - Richard E. Wagner, Hayek Program for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, George Mason University 'Public debt is normally considered from an economic perspective. James Odom, in contrast, approaches it from a significantly different perspective-a moral one-that goes to the heart of the issue. His discussion is both penetrating and provocative, and all-citizens as well as scholars--should take cognizance of what he has to say.' - Jerold Waltman, R.W. Morrison Professor of Political Science, Baylor University