Public sector economics

By:

Tresch Richard W

Contributor(s):

Publication details: London Palgrave Macmillan 2008Description: 516p xiISBN:

9780230522237

Subject(s):

1. Economic Policy - Developed Countries2. Finance - Public 3. Welfare Economics

DDC classification:

336.091724 TRE

Contents:

Table of contents PART I: INTRODUCTION. The Foundations of Public Sector Theory. Market Failures. The Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economic. Appendix: Variable Factor Supplies. PART II: PUBLIC EXPENDITURE THEORY AND POLICY. The Social Welfare Function and the Quest for Distributive Justice. Applying the Social Welfare Function. Externalities: Theoretical Issues. Externalities: Policy Considerations. Nonexclusive Goods. Decreasing Cost Services: the Natural Monopolies. U.S. Transfer Payments: the Public Choice Perspective. Practical Issues in Designing Transfers to the Poor. Social Insurance: Social Security. PART III: TAX THEORY AND POLICY . The Pursuit of Equity in Taxation. Equity Issues with the Federal Personal Income Tax. Taxes and Inefficiency: the Excess Burden of Taxation . Combining Equity and Efficiency in Taxation. Taxes, Transfers, and Imperfect Information. Tax Incidence: Theoretical Issues. Tax Incidence: Applications. PART IV: COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS. Cost-Benefit Analysis. PART V: FISCAL FEDERALISM. The Assignment of Functions amongst Governments. Efficiency and Equity Issues with Mobile Resources. Grants-in-Aid. Epilogue: A New Behavioural Public Sector Economics?.

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Table of contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION.
The Foundations of Public Sector Theory.
Market Failures.
The Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economic.
Appendix: Variable Factor Supplies.
PART II: PUBLIC EXPENDITURE THEORY AND POLICY.
The Social Welfare Function and the Quest for Distributive Justice.
Applying the Social Welfare Function.
Externalities: Theoretical Issues.
Externalities: Policy Considerations.
Nonexclusive Goods.
Decreasing Cost Services: the Natural Monopolies.
U.S. Transfer Payments: the Public Choice Perspective.
Practical Issues in Designing Transfers to the Poor.
Social Insurance: Social Security.
PART III: TAX THEORY AND POLICY .
The Pursuit of Equity in Taxation.
Equity Issues with the Federal Personal Income Tax.
Taxes and Inefficiency: the Excess Burden of Taxation .
Combining Equity and Efficiency in Taxation.
Taxes, Transfers, and Imperfect Information.
Tax Incidence: Theoretical Issues.
Tax Incidence: Applications.
PART IV: COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
Cost-Benefit Analysis.
PART V: FISCAL FEDERALISM.
The Assignment of Functions amongst Governments.
Efficiency and Equity Issues with Mobile Resources.
Grants-in-Aid.
Epilogue: A New Behavioural Public Sector Economics?.

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