Policy Applications and Principles of Public Finance 2e

Emphasizing policymaking and policy analysis, "Policy Applications and Principles of Public Finance, 2/e, International Edition" uses a variety of applications to deliver modern treatment of everything from overviews and definitions for undergraduates, to mathematical derivations of advanced topics for advanced and graduate-level courses. The text evenly addresses local, state, and federal issues, and shows students how to use fiscal federalism as a framework for analysis. Anderson also demonstrates the effects of international concerns on U.S. public policy, lacing the text with topical discussions on entities and issues that greatly affect the entire world, such as the IMF, World Bank, and Kyoto Protocol. 1. Economics of the Public Sector. 2. Methods and Measurements in Public Finance. 3. Welfare Economics and Public Goods. 4. Externalities. 5. Income Distribution and Transfer Programs. 6. Collective Decision Making. 7. Benefit-Cost Analysis in Program Evaluation. 8. The Pricing of Public Goods and Services. 9. Social Insurance Programs. 10. The Structure of Taxes. 11. Efficiency Effects of Taxes and Subsidies. 12. Incentive Effects of Taxation. 13. Equity Aspects of Taxes and Expenditures. 14. Income and Payroll Taxes. 15. The Corporate Income Tax. 16. Sales and Excise Taxes. 17. Property Taxes. 18. Deficit Finance, Government Budgets and Borrowing. 19. Multilevel Government Finance. 20. The Economics of Local Governments. 21. Policy Analysis and Policy Making.