Public Finance in a Changing World
Peter Birch . Ed(S): Sorensen
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Description for Public Finance in a Changing World
Hardback. This non-technical volume analyzes topical problems of public finance in a changing world characterized by growing mobility of production factors, liberalized economic policy regimes, and the formation of new nations. Editor(s): Sorensen, Peter Birch. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
This non-technical volume analyses topical problems of public finance in a changing world characterized by growing mobility of production factors, liberalized economic policy regimes, and the formation of new nations. It discusses alternative views of government and the way we measure its activities; the modern welfare state and its impact on entrepreneurship and employment; issues of fiscal coordination and income redistribution in a world with many jurisdictions; and the problems of raising government revenue and of allocating property rights in transition economies.
This non-technical volume analyses topical problems of public finance in a changing world characterized by growing mobility of production factors, liberalized economic policy regimes, and the formation of new nations. It discusses alternative views of government and the way we measure its activities; the modern welfare state and its impact on entrepreneurship and employment; issues of fiscal coordination and income redistribution in a world with many jurisdictions; and the problems of raising government revenue and of allocating property rights in transition economies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333682210
SKU
V9780333682210
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99-15
Reviews for Public Finance in a Changing World
'This volume sees some of the world's leading scholars in public economics build a bridge between theory and practice. They show how modern public economics can shed light on the most pressing public policy issues of our time' - Lans Bovenberg, CPS Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis 'Peter Birch Sorensen has done a superb ... Read more