Coercive Power and its Allocation in the Emergent Europe

GEOFFREY BRENNAN works at the intersection of economics, philosophy and political science. He is an editor of Economics and Philosophy and is the immediate past-President of the Public Choice Society. He is co-author with Nobel Laureate James Buchanan of The Power to Tax, and The Reason of Rules, and most recently with P. Pettit of The Economy of Esteem.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis on the design of institutions for the new Europe. Addressing critical issues such as the appropriate distribution of political powers, the next step in the constitution process, allocation of taxing powers and distribution of policy-making responsibilities.This book provides a comprehensive analysis on the design of institutions for the new Europe. Addressing critical issues such as the appropriate distribution of political powers, the next step in the constitution process, allocation of taxing powers and distribution of policy-making responsibilities.