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List of Figures | |
List of Tables | |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Scale of Public Intervention in the Economy | |
Direct and Indirect Action by General Government and Public Corporations | p. 19 |
The Classical Reasons for Market Failures | |
Free-Riding and Private versus Social Cost Benefits | p. 37 |
Contestable Markets and Government Failures | p. 43 |
Competition for the Market and Regulated Private Enterprises | p. 49 |
Utility Charges and the Quality of Public Services | p. 54 |
The Modern Reasons for Market Failures | |
Imperfect Information, Market Incompleteness, and Strategic Intervention | p. 69 |
Strategic Intervention in Aggregate Supply | |
Direct Public Investment and Public Support for the Disposable Income of Households | p. 75 |
Subsidies for Enterprises and Dirigistic Regulation | p. 91 |
General Instruments of Industrial Policy | p. 115 |
Discretionary Instruments of Industrial Policy | p. 121 |
Strategic Intervention in Productive Inputs | |
Public Employment, Unemployment Benefits, and Dirigistic Regulation of the Labour Market | p. 129 |
Incentives and Disincentives for Private-Sector Employment | p. 141 |
Classical-Keynesian Unemployment and Incomes Policy | p. 147 |
Real and Financial Aspects of Private Investment | p. 156 |
The Effects of Financial Subsidies and Tax Concessions on Private Investment | p. 163 |
Strategic Intervention in Aggregate Demand | |
General Characteristics of the Welfare State | p. 169 |
State Pensions, Education, and Health Care | p. 175 |
'Political' Prices | p. 188 |
Direct Taxation | p. 196 |
Tax Structure and Proposals for Tax Reform | p. 208 |
The Budget Deficit and the Public Debt | p. 217 |
Is there an Italian 'Economic Miracle'? Concluding Remarks | p. 225 |
Postscript | p. 233 |
Bibliography | p. 235 |
Author Index | p. 251 |
Subject Index | p. 254 |
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