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Public Finance and the American Economy Neil Bruce

Public Finance and the American Economy By Neil Bruce

Public Finance and the American Economy by Neil Bruce

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This text focuses on the government's role in a market economy. It gives in-depth attention to key issues, programmes and policies such as redistribution, assistance to the poor, environmental regulation, and the solvency of the social security programme.

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Public Finance and the American Economy by Neil Bruce

This comprehensive, accessible introduction to public finance (the economics of the government sector) in the United States utilizes microeconomic theory and methods to illuminate the often confusing area of public policy. The author uses the economic theory of the household, firm, and market to understand the impacts of government spending, distribution and taxation policies, and the concepts of efficiency and equity to evaluate their relative worth. The second edition is current with the latest data and with various policy issues and debates in the headlines today.

Table of Contents



Preface.

I. INTRODUCTION.

1. Sizing Up the Government.

II. GOVERNMENT AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.

2. Markets, Efficiency, and Government.
3. Public Goods in Theory and Practice.
4. Externalities and Public Policy.

III. GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING.

5. Voting and Public Choice.
6. Evaluating Programs Using Benefit-Cost Analysis.

IV. GOVERNMENT TRANSFER PROGRAMS.

7. Government and the Distribution of Income.
8. Spending on Programs to Alleviate Poverty.
9. Social Security and Medicare.

V. THE BASIC THEORY OF TAXATION.

10. Taxation and the Allocation of Resources.
11. Tax Incidence: Who Bears the Tax Burden?
12: Tax Policy Analysis.

VI. THE FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM.

13. Taxes on Personal Incomes.
14. Income Taxes and Household Behavior.
15. Taxes on Business Income.
16. Budget Surpluses and Deficits.
17. Reforming the Federal Tax System.

VII. STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE.

18. Spending by State and Local Governments.
19. State and Local Taxes.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Reference.
Index.

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CIN0321078152G
9780321078155
0321078152
Public Finance and the American Economy by Neil Bruce
Neil Bruce
Used - Good
Hardback
Pearson Education (US)
2000-11-20
704
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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