The Leviathan hypothesis

  1. Outline and critically evaluate TWO of the following explanations of the historic growth in the UKs public expenditure: i) The Leviathan hypothesis ii) The fiscal illusion hypothesis iii) The constitutional decay hypothesis 2. Explain and evaluate the so-called Rawlsian perspective on social justice. 3. “A wealth tax would readily satisfy Adam Smith’s canons of taxation”. Examine the validity of this statement from a 21st Century perspective.