Economics of the public sector

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stiglitz, Joseph E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York W. W. Norton 2000
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The public sector in a mixed economy The public sector in the United States Fundamentals of Welfare economics Market efficiency Market Failure Efficiency and equity Public expenditure theory Public goods and Publicly provided private goods Public choice Public production and bureaucracy Externalities and the environment Expenditure Programs The analysis of expenditure policy Cost - benefit analysis Health care Defense and technology Social Insurance Welfare programs and the redistribution of income Education Taxation Tax incidence Taxation and the economic efficiency Optimal taxation Taxation of capital The personal income tax The corporation income tax A student's guide to tax avoidance Reform of the tax system Fiscal federalism State and the local taxes and expenditures Deficit finance