Government finance economics of the public sector

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Due, John F.
Other Authors: Friedlaender, Ann F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Delhi A.I.T.B.S Publishers and Distributors (Regd.) 1997
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Table of Contents:
  • Allocation and distribution: activities and expenditures Efficiency, optimality, and the allocation of resources Pure public goods Externalities and the role of government Natural monopolies, user charges, and imperfect competition Government and income distribution Budget systems and cost benefit analysis Government expenditure patterns and tax structures Allocation and distribution: taxation Revenue structure decision making The structure of income taxation I: The concept of income The structure of income taxation II: Adjustments in income, reform Corporation income taxation Economic effects of income and consumption taxes, the expenditure tax The incidence of commodity taxes, excise taxes Sales taxation The taxation of wealth; the property tax Taxes upon the transfer of wealth Fiscal federalism Public finance and the developing countries