Public Debt and the Common Good

Contributing to 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.

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.

1. Introduction 2. Justice as The Common Good 3. Of Keynes, Crisis, And Credit: An Overview of American Fiscal Trends in the Twentieth Century 4. Modeling Injustice 5. Interpreting Injustice 6. Progressivism and The Rise Of The American Administrative State 7. Conclusion