Alvin Rabushka Named David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution.Business Editors/Government Writers STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2001 Alvin Rabushka, a public policy expert in the area of taxation in the United States and abroad, has been named the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Rabushka, who joined the Hoover Institution in 1976, is also known for his work on economic development in the Pacific Rim countries, Israel, and the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. , notably Russia. "Now more than ever, our country needs the wisdom and guidance of the Hoover Institution and its fellows," said David Traitel. "We are proud to support the work of Alvin Rabushka and his efforts to bring about policy changes that will benefit our nation and the world." David Traitel is an entrepreneur and owner of the Traitel Holding Corporation in City of Industry, Calif. A member of the Hoover Institution Board of Overseers, he is a longtime financial supporter of the Hoover Institution. "The Hoover Institution seeks to secure and safeguard peace, improve the human condition, and limit government intrusion into the lives of individuals. The work of Alvin Rabushka exemplifies these objectives, especially with respect to the latter intention," said Director John Raisian. "Alvin's work on tax reform is truly pathbreaking path·break·ing adj. Characterized by originality and innovation; pioneering. ." "I am highly honored to be appointed the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow," Rabushka said. "I very much appreciate their support. We share a common interest in the proper scope of taxation in the United States. I look forward to extending my research on tax reform." Rabushka received his A.B. in Far Eastern studies from Washington University (St. Louis) in 1962, followed by his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from Washington University in 1966 and 1968. He spent 1963 in Hong Kong learning Chinese and 1966-67 in Malaysia for research on his doctoral dissertation. He taught at the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. (1968-76) and the University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (commonly abbreviated as HKU, pronounced as "Hong Kong U") is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, and " (1973). He is the author or coauthor of more than 20 books in the areas of race and ethnicity, aging, taxation, state and local government finances, and the economic development of Hong Kong and the "Asian tigers" of Taiwan, Korea and Singapore, Israel, and Russia. His books include Politics in Plural Societies; A Theory of Racial Harmony; The Urban Elderly Poor; Old Folks at Home; The Tax Revolt; The Flat Tax; From Adam Smith to the Wealth of America; Hong Kong -- a Study in Economic Freedom; The New China; A Blueprint for Economic Rebirth in Israel; and the annual Scorecard on the Israeli Economy (1989-99). He has published numerous articles in scholarly journals and in such popular outlets as the Wall Street Journal, the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, and Fortune. He has consulted for, and testified before, a number of public agencies including the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary may mean:
His books and articles on the flat tax (with Robert E. Hall Robert E. Hall was sworn in as the eleventh Sergeant Major of the Army on October 21, 1997 and served until June 23, 2000. Hall was born in Gaffney, South Carolina, on May 31, 1947. ) provided the intellectual foundation for numerous flat tax bills that were introduced in Congress during the 1980s and 1990s and the proposals of several presidential candidates in 1996 and 2000. He was recognized in Money magazine's twentieth-anniversary issue, "Money Hall of Fame," for the importance of his flat tax proposal in bringing about passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. He has lectured on tax policy in Hong Kong, Israel, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Canada, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and other countries. He has dabbled dab·ble v. dab·bled, dab·bling, dab·bles v.tr. To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold" in the movies. In 1980, he scripted and appeared in a film entitled Hong Kong -- a Story of Human Freedom and Progress, a 30-minute color documentary sponsored by the Liberty Fund, Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.). Since 1995, he has studied transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe, concentrating on Russia. In 1998, he published (with Michael S. Bernstam) Fixing Russia's Banks: A Proposal for Growth. He is presently completing (with Michael S. Bernstam) a longer study of the Russian economy entitled From Predation predation Form of food getting in which one animal, the predator, eats an animal of another species, the prey, immediately after killing it or, in some cases, while it is still alive. Most predators are generalists; they eat a variety of prey species. to Prosperity: Breaking Up Enterprise Network Socialism in Russia. |
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