Public Finance (with Economic Applications, InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card)

by Hyman, David N

• ISBN13: 9780538754460
• ISBN10: 053875446X
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-24
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Praised for its organization and clear explanation of complex issues, PUBLIC FINANCE, 10th Edition offers a balance of expenditure and tax topics coupled with information and analytical tools to help readers understand major government policy and finance issues.

Table of Contents

The Economic Basis for Government Activity

Individuals and Government

Efficiency, Markets, and Governments

Externalities and Government Policy

Public Goods

Public Choice and the Political Process

Government Expenditures and Policy in the United States: Selected Issues

Cost-Benefit Analysis and Government Investments

Government Subsidies and Income Support for the Poor

Social Security and Social Insurance

Government and Health Care

Financing Government Expenditures

Introduction to Government Finance

Taxation, Prices, Efficiency, and the Distribution of Income

Budget Balance and Government Debt

Taxation: Theory and Structure

The Theory of Income Taxation

Taxation of Personal Income in the United States

Taxation of Corporate Income

Taxes on Consumption and Sales

Taxes on Wealth, Property, and Estates

State and Local Government Finance

Fiscal Federalism and State and Local Government Finance

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