Public sector economics for developing countries /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Michael Howard.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Barbados :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of the West Indies Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 318 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-306) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction to public sector economics -- Public goods and externalities -- The role of government in market economies -- Public choice -- Political business cycles -- Public expenditure analysis -- Income distribution and poverty alleviation in developing countries -- Introduction to public utility regulation -- Introduction to cost-benefit analysis in developing countries -- The budgetary process and budget defecits -- Stabilization policy -- Structural adjustment -- Introduction to taxation -- Incidence and efficiency costs of taxation -- Supply-side tax policy and tax reform -- Taxes on income and wealth -- Indirect taxation in developing countries -- Taxation of productive sectors in developing countries -- International taxation -- Tax administration.