Public sector economics : theory, policy and practice
Material type: TextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2002Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 450 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780333929537; 0333929535 Subject(s): Privatization | Finance, PublicDDC classification: 336Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index
Previous edition: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995.
PART I: THEORY.- The Role of Economic Theory.- The Economic Rationale for Government.- Theories of Public Sector Growth.- The Economic Effects of Taxation.- The Economic Effects of Public Sector Borrowing.- Charging for Public Sector Outputs.- Public Choice Theory of Government Intervention.- PART II: POLICY AND PRACTICE.- Rolling Back the Frontiers of the State.- Public Expenditure Policy and Practice.- Tax Policy and Practice.- Public Sector Borrowing: Policy and Practice.- Income Inequalities and Economic Restructuring.- PART III: CASE STUDIES OF THEORY, POLICY AND PRACTICE.- Nationalisation, Privatisation and Regulation.- Water: A Case Study of Regulation and Charging.- Market Testing and Contracting Out.
This title provides a comprehensive treatment of public sector economics, dealing with theory, policy and practice with the broad context of political economy. The 1997 Labour Government's policies and initiatives have been fully incorporated in Parts II and III
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