Public Economics - Principles and Practice

Public Economics: Principles and Practice 2nd ed. (697pp) by Peter Abelson was published by McGraw-Hill in 2008.

Summary

This book discusses:
• the role of markets and government
• how government should finance and produce public goods
• the role of government in regulating markets,
• the nature of all forms of taxation
• the spectrum of social security and assistance programs and
• fiscal federalism and globalisation

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Preface

Overview

Part 1 Nature of Government

Chapter 1 Foundations of Public Economics
Chapter 2 Government in Practice

Part 2 Markets and Government

3 Competitive markets: Efficiency and Welfare
4 Market Failures, Equity and Government
5 Economic Growth and Government

Part 3 Economic Evaluation and Public Policy

Chapter 6 Valuing Individual Preferences
Chapter 7 Social Welfare and Economic Evaluation
Chapter 8 Cost-Benefit Analysis

Part 4 Public Choice

Chapter 9 Individual Values and Public Choice
Chapter 10 Public Choice in Practice

Part 5 Building Economic Foundations

Chapter 11 Public Goods
Chapter 12 Education
Chapter 13 Externalities and Environment
Chapter 14 Competition Policy and Industry Regulation
Chapter 15 Information and Safety

Part 6 Public Supply of Goods and Services

Chapter 16 Delivering Efficient Public Services
Chapter 17 Pricing Public Services
Chapter 18 Public or Private Ownership
Chapter 19 Economic Infrastructure: Transport

Part 7 Public Finance and Taxation

Chapter 20 Introduction to Public Finance
Chapter 21 Incidence of Taxation
Chapter 22 Taxation and Efficiency
Chapter 23 Optimal Taxation and Tax Reform
Chapter 24 Borrowing and Debt

Part 8 Taxation in Practice

Chapter 25 Taxation of Personal Income
Chapter 26 Corporate Taxation
Chapter 27 Taxation of Consumption, Wealth and Not-for-Profit Organisations

Part 9 Social Welfare and Income Redistribution

Chapter 28 Poverty and Inequality
Chapter 29 Welfare by Market Regulation
Chapter 30 Income Redistribution and Social Insurance
Chapter 31 Welfare Programs for the Workforce, Families and the Aged
Chapter 32 Health