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Modern Public Economics

by Raghbendra Jha
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Overview

This wide-ranging, up-to-date and detailed account of all aspects of public economics covers topics as varied as:

* classical theorems of welfare economics
* the theory of public expenditure
* the effects of taxation on savings, labour supply investment and risk-taking
* commodity, income and expenditure taxation
* public sector and cost-benefit analysis
* fiscal federalism.

Written by Raghbendra Jha, an author with an established reputation, this book fills the gap in literature on this topic and will be a valuable reference for undergraduates in the fields of economics and public finance.

Synopsis

This wide-ranging, up-to-date and detailed account of all aspects of public economics covers topics as varied as:

* classical theorems of welfare economics
* the theory of public expenditure
* the effects of taxation on savings, labour supply investment and risk-taking
* commodity, income and expenditure taxation
* public sector and cost-benefit analysis
* fiscal federalism.

Written by Raghbendra Jha, an author with an established reputation, this book fills the gap in literature on this topic and will be a valuable reference for undergraduates in the fields of economics and public finance.

About the Author, Raghbendra Jha

Raghbendra Jha is Professor of Economics at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Bombay.

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Jha (economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Bombay, India) develops the foundations of public economics and explores research being done at the frontiers. Coverage includes classical theorems of welfare economics; the theory of public expenditure; the effects of taxation on savings, labor supply, investment and risk-taking; commodity, income and expenditure taxation; public sector pricing and cost-benefit analysis; and fiscal federalism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Book Details

Published
December 25, 1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Pages
576
ISBN
9780203023587

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