French public finances at risk?

European Public Finances : Much Ado About Nothing ?

In this article, European public finances are analyzed by focusing on the EU budget and the influence of the EU on member states’ taxes and spending. Starting from the economic theory of federalism, the chapter surveys the development of EU revenue, spending and off-budget activities, discusses the redistributive impact of the EU budget on member states, budgetary decision-making procedures and...

French public research--saved?

Venality and Private Finances on the Eve of the French Revolution

Venality of public office was a widespread form of rent-seeking in pre-revolutionary France. Successive legal adjustments converted venal offices into a regular form of property. Though legitimized, the practice became increasingly indefensible as a public vice for private benefit. This paper concentrates on the impact of a tax experiment on the institution twenty years prior to the Revolution....

Association Finances and Membership.

CONDENSED statements of Association finances for the year 1952, prepared by the auditing firm of G. P. Graham & Company, are published herewith, in order that the entire membership may be fully informed regarding the financial operations, obligations, and resources of the AAAS. The first two statements summarize operating receipts and expenditures. Once again the annuity payments to the Cattell...

Securizing data linkage in french public statistics

Administrative records in France, especially medical and social records, have huge potential for statistical studies. The NIR (a national identifier) is widely used in medico-social administrations, and this would theoretically provide considerable scope for data matching, on condition that the legislation on such matters was respected.The law, however, forbids the processing of non-anonymized ...