Raghbendra Jha

Modern Public Economics (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134764020
• Artikelnr.: 38246275

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Table of contents Part 1: Welfare Economics 1. A Quick Primer on Consumer
Demand 2. Perfect Competition an Pareto Optimality 3. Forms of the Social
Welfare Function 4. Arrow's General Possibility and Other Impossibility
Theorems
Part 2: The Theory of Public Expenditure 4. External Effects and the Market
Mechanism 5. The Theory of Pure Public Goods 6. Topics in the Theory of
Public Goods
Part 3: The Theory of Taxation 7. The Effects of Taxes on Savings 8.
Taxation and Labor Supply 9. The Effects of Taxes on Investment Behavior
10. Taxation and Risk-Taking 11. The Theory of Tax Incidence 12. Tax
Incidence in Dynamic Models 13. Some Results in Commodity Taxation 14.
Aspects of Income Taxation 15. Topics in the Theory of Taxation 16. Tax
Reform
Part 4: Applied Problems in Public Economics 17. Pricing in the Public
Sector 18. International Aspects of Taxation 19. Cost Benefit Analysis
Part 5: Fiscal Federalism 20. Issues in Fiscal Federalism 21. Grants and
Taxes in Federal Countries
Problems Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

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Part 1: Welfare Economics 1. A Quick Primer on Consumer Demand 2. Perfect Competition and Pareto Optimality 3. Forms of the Social Welfare Function 4. Arrow's General Possibility and Other Impossibility Theorems Part 2: The Theory of Public Expenditure 4. External Effects and the Market Mechanism 5. The Theory of Pure Public Goods 6. Topics in the Theory of Public Goods Part 3: The Theory of Taxation 7. The Effects of Taxes on Savings 8. Taxation and Labor Supply 9. The Effects of Taxes on Investment Behavior 10. Taxation and Risk-Taking 11. The Theory of Tax Incidence 12. Tax Incidence in Dynamic Models 13. Some Results in Commodity Taxation 14. Aspects of Income Taxation 15. Topics in the Theory of Taxation 16. Tax Reform Part 4: Applied Problems in Public Economics 17. Pricing in the Public Sector 18. International Aspects of Taxation 19. International Issues 20. Global Public Goods 21. Cost Benefit Analysis 22. Environmental Taxation Part 5: Fiscal Federalism 23. Issues in Fiscal Federalism 24. Grants and Taxes in Federal Countries

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Praise for the first edition

"Professor Jha's Modern Public Economics is one of those rare feats--an accessible, wide-ranging and marvelously organized survey of the field for intermediate students and a precise down-to-earth manual for practitioners."

Edmund S. Phelps, Columbia University (2006 Nobel Prize for economics)

"Jha's book fills an important lacuna from the point of view of students.... The challenging task before a contemporary text is to convey the movement from the old to the new public economics in a manner that will enthuse and motivate the students. This is a subtle task and Jha has accomplished this admirably... Modern Public Economics is an excellent and exciting book and belongs on the bookshelf of every serious student of the effect of state intervention in the market place."

Economic and Political Weekly

Praise for the second edition

"This is a magisterial study-the author's complete mastery of theoretical intricacies and subtleties is matched by a deep and profound understanding of policy choices that confront governments in developing countries. In a remarkable blend of theory and practice, it surpasses the best in Public Finance. "

Raghav Gaiha, Professor of Public Policy, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.

"This is a clear, concise and well-written book on public economics - one of the best public economics textbooks I have read. The discussion of theoretical concepts in public economics is lucid and uncluttered; in his usual style, Professor Jha uses plenty of diagrams and intuition to complement the mathematical derivations. The inclusion of topics that are particularly germane to developing countries, such as taxation in an economy with a large informal sector and fiscal federalism, will make this a very appealing textbook in public economics for readers from developing countries. A very large section of the book is devoted to applied problems in public economics, including timely topics such as global public goods and the use of randomized evaluations in benefit-cost analysis. All in all, this is a must-read book for students and researchers interested in applied public economics and public policy, especially as it relates to developing countries."

Anil B. Deolalikar, Professor of Economics, University of California Riverside

"Professor Jha has again provided both students and researchers a comprehensive and intelligible introduction to Public Economics. His clear, crisp exposition of complex ideas will be welcomed by students everywhere".

Sinclair Davidson, RMIT University.