Public Sector Economics

Author: Book Writing Group
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Just as Master of Business Administration (MBA) is booming globally and on the rise, a brand-new concept—MBA (Master of Business Administration)—has emerged. However, millions of workers in government and other public sectors are left yearning for it due to enrollment requirements, funding constraints, or time limitations. To address this yearning, we have organized the writing of this MPA Core Curriculum Self-Study Series, helping you bring the MPA classroom to your home. Public Sector Economics is one of the courses included. This book is divided into thirteen chapters. Chapter 1: Overview of Economic Foundations introduces the definition of economics and its research focus, as well as the economic functions of the public sector. Chapter 2: Resource Allocation and Government Functions explores the efficiency of resource allocation and the causes of market failures. Chapter 3: Public Goods introduces the definition of public goods, the equilibrium theory of public goods, and pure public goods and mixed products. Chapter 4: Public Choice examines voting mechanisms, median voter theory, bureaucracy, and government expansion. Chapter 5: Public Revenue discusses the principles of public revenue, the main forms of public revenue, and in-kind public revenue. Chapter 6: Public Expenditure introduces the classification, structure, and growth model of public expenditure. Chapter 7: Taxation Principles explores the evolution of taxation principles, the equity principle of taxation, and the efficiency principle of taxation. Chapter 8: Tax Incidence Analysis elaborates on the impact of taxes on producer behavior, labor supply, and private investment. Chapter 9: International Taxation in the Economy introduces the concept and development of international taxation, as well as international relations in income taxation. Chapter 10: Public Debt Policy studies the theory of public debt, public policy, and its impact. Chapter 11: Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments discusses the section on foreign trade and balance of payments, as well as statistical methods for foreign trade. Chapter 12: National Economic Benefit Statistics introduces the indicator system of national economic benefit statistics and comprehensive evaluation methods. Chapter 13: National Wealth Statistics and Balance Sheets explains the concept of national property, natural resource statistics, national property statistics, and accounting methods for balance sheets. During the writing process, we adhered to the principles of simplifying professional theories and operationalizing authoritative doctrines, aiming to make the book suitable for a broad audience of civil servants and those aspiring to self-study for the MPA. Ultimately, you can effortlessly complete this core self-study curriculum and become an outstanding public management talent.