Public Sector Economics

Author: Yang Canming
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book studies the economic activities of the public sector under the institutional environment of a market economy, with its central questions being: Why is the public sector needed? What are the goals and functions of the public sector? How are these goals and functions achieved? What impact do the economic activities of the public sector have on the operation of a market economy? How should government economic policies be formulated? And so on. Around these questions, the book is divided into 7 chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 analyze several basic concepts and elaborate on the theoretical basis for the existence of the public sector. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 respectively discuss the basic economic activities of the public sector, such as public expenditure, public revenue, and public debt. Chapter 6 explains the economic relationships and organizational mechanisms between the public sector. Chapter 7 elaborates on the decision-making mechanisms of the public sector.