Public Finance
eBook - PDF

Public Finance

A Normative Theory

  1. 950 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Public Finance

A Normative Theory

About this book

Featuring a general equilibrium framework that is both cohesive and versatile, the Second Edition of Public Finance: A Normative Theory brings new and updated information to this classic text. Through its concentration on the microeconomic theory of the public sector in the context of capitalist market economics it addresses the subjects traditionally at the heart of public sector economics, including public good theory, theory of taxation, welfare analysis, externalities, tax incidence, cost benefit analysis, and fiscal federalism. Its goal of providing a foundation, rather than attempting to present the most recent scholarship in detail, makes this Second Edition both a valuable text and a resource for professionals.* Second edition provides new and updated information* Focuses on the heart of public sector economics, including public expenditure theory and policy, tax theory and policy, cost benefit-analysis, and fiscal federalism* Features a cohesive and versatile general equilibrium framework

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Information

Year
2002
eBook ISBN
9780080515410
Edition
2
Subtopic
Finance

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Public Finance: A Normative Theory
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PREFACE
  6. PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY OF PUBLIC SECTOR THEORY
  7. PART II: THE THEORY OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES AND TAXATION—FIRST-BEST ANALYSIS
  8. PART III: THE THEORY OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES AND TAXATION: SECOND-BEST ANALYSIS
  9. PART IV: COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS
  10. PART V: FISCAL FEDERALISM
  11. INDEX