Public Finance: Theory and Practice - English Edition of Tsinghua University Economics Series

Author: (USA) Opie
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book discusses the economic functions of government, the theoretical tools of public sector economics and their applications in various organizational environments, enabling readers to understand the tools for rigorously analyzing public sector issues/events using basic economic theory. The author emphasizes the integration of theoretical methods in policy analysis. An international comparative perspective runs throughout the book, helping readers understand various approaches to forming governments, making policies, collecting taxes, and allocating funds. Unlike most public finance textbooks, the author adopts a public choice approach.