Modern Public Economics

This is a wide-ranging, up-to-date and detailed account of all aspects of public economics. It covers topics from the theory of public expenditure to fiscal federalism. This wide-ranging, up-to-date and detailed account of all aspects of public economics covers topics as varied as: * classical theorems of welfare economics* the theory of public expenditure* the effects of taxation on savings, labour supply investment and risk-taking* commodity, income and expenditure taxation* public sector and cost-benefit analysis* fiscal federalism. Written by Raghbendra Jha, an author with an established reputation, this book fills the gap in literature on this topic and will be a valuable reference for undergraduates in the fields of economics and public finance.