Modern Public Economics

By Raghbendra Jha

Book 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415143144
• ISBN13: 9780415143141
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 574 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"