Holley H Ulbrich

Public Finance in Theory and Practice Second edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Public Finance in Theory and Practice is the most accessible introduction to public finance and public economics available and is any student's first stop for the key tenets of the field including public goods and externalities, taxation, provision for health and education and the analysis of government's role in the economy. With the accession to power in the United States of an administration promising to take a more active role in the economy, now is the time to take stock of how far this process should proceed. Ulbrich's book is the perfect guide to the changing world of public finance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 174mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9780415585972
• ISBN-10: 041558597X
• Artikelnr.: 32693160

Autorenporträt

Holley H. Ulbrich is Alumni Professor Emerita of Economics at Clemson University and Senior Fellow of the Strom Thurmond Institute, USA. She is also the co-author on four of the six editions of Principles of Economics with Ryan C. Amacher.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Government and the Market 1. Government and the Market 2. Measuring
the Size and Scope of Government 3. The Structure of Government 4. Decision
Making in the Public Sector 5. Equity, the Distribution of Income and the
Social Safety Net Part 2: Government Expenditures and Budgets 6. Public
Goods 7. Externalities 8. Budgeting in the Public Sector 9. Deficits, Debt,
and Capital Spending 10. Cost-Benefit Analysis Part 3: Funding Government:
Taxes, Fees and Grants 11. Principles of Taxation I: Efficiency and Equity
Issues 12. Principles of Taxation II: Practical Problems in Tax Design 13.
Taxation of Income 14. Taxes on Sales and Consumption 15. Taxes on Property
and Wealth 16. Fees and Charges as a Revenue Source 17. Intergovernmental
Grants 18. Public Education 19. Social Security 20. Health Care. Glossary.
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