Public finance [Book] /
Harvey S. Rosen.
- 7th ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill Irwin, c2005.
- xxx, 609 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 577-593) and indexes.
PART 1: GETTING STARTED: Introduction -- Tools of positive analysis -- Tools of normative analysis -- PART 2: ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE: Public goods -- Externalities -- Political economy -- Income redistribution: conceptual issues -- Expenditure programs for the poor -- Social insurance I: social security and unemployment insurance -- Social insurance II: Health care -- Cost-benefit analysis -- PART 3: A FRAMEWORK FOR TAX ANALYSIS: Taxation and income distribution -- Taxation and efficiency -- Efficient and equitable taxation -- PART 4: THE UNITED STATES REVENUE SSYTEM: The personal income tax -- Personal taxation and behavior -- The corporation tax -- Deficit finance -- Taxes on consumption and wealth -- PART 5: MULTIGOVERNMENT PUBLIC FINANCE: Public finance in a federal system -- Appendix: Some basic microeconomics -- Glossary.