Alvin Rabushka
Alvin Rabushka (born May 15, 1940 in St. Louis ) is an American economist and political scientist who is currently doing research at the Hoover Institution . Alongside Robert E. Hall, he is considered to be the inventor of the flat tax .
Rabushka first studied East Asian Studies at Washington University in St. Louis . In 1962 he did his bachelor's degree there and then went to Hong Kong to learn the Chinese language . He received his Masters degree from Washington University in 1966 and his Ph.D. in political science . From 1968 to 1976 he taught at the University of Rochester , since 1976 he has been researching at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University .
Rabushka works on taxation in the United States and the economic development of the Pacific, Israel, and countries in Central and Eastern Europe, especially Russia.
Works
- Ethnic Politics in Malaysia . Dissertation [approx. 1968]
- Politics in Plural Societies . Merrill, Columbus, Ohio 1972; 2nd edition, Pearson / Longman, New York 2008, ISBN 9780205617616
- A Theory of Racial Harmony . University of South Carolina Press, Columbia 1974
- with Richard S. Sterne and James E. Phillips: The Urban Elderly Poor . Lexington Books, Lexington, Mass. 1974
- Hong Kong: A Study in Economic Freedom . University of Chicago, Chicago 1979, ISBN 0918584027
- with Bruce Jacobs: Old Folks at Home . Free Press, New York 1980, ISBN 0029256704
- with Pauline Ryan: The Tax Revolt . Hoover Institution, Stanford, California 1982, ISBN 0817977015
- with Robert E. Hall: The Flat Tax . Hoover Institution, Stanford, California 1985, ISBN 0817982221 , 2nd edition, 1995, ISBN 0-8179-9312-6 ( digitized )
- From Adam Smith to the Wealth of America . Transaction Books, New Brunswick 1985, ISBN 0887380298
- New China . Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, San Francisco 1987, ISBN 0936488158 and Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado 1987, ISBN 0813305195
- with Michael S. Bernstam: Fixing Russia's Banks: A Proposal for Growth . Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, California 1998, ISBN 0817995722
- Taxation in Colonial America . Princeton University Press, Princeton 2008, ISBN 9780691133454
Web links
- Literature by and about Alvin Rabushka in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography of Rabushka at the Hoover Institution
- Alvin Rabushka (interview)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rabushka, Alvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist and political scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |