Public finance / Harvey S. Rosen, Ted Gayer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 568-580) and index.

Contents Pt. I Getting Started 1 Introduction 2 Tools of Positive Analysis 3 Tools of Normative Analysis Pt. II Public Expenditure: Public Goods and Externalities 4 Public Goods 5 Externalities 6 Political Economy 7 Education 8 Cost-Benefit Analysis Pt. III Public Expenditures: Social Insurance and Income Maintenance 9 The Health Care Market 10 Government and the Market for Health Care 11 Social Security 12 Income Redistribution: Conceptual Issues 13 Expenditure Programs for the Poor Pt. IV Framework for Tax Analysis 14 Taxation and Income Distribution 15 Taxation and Efficiency 16 Efficient and Equitable Taxation Pt. V The United States Revenue System 17 The Personal Income Tax 18 Personal Taxation and Behavior 19 The Corporation Tax 20 Deficit Finance 21 Fundamental Tax Reform: Taxes on Consumption and Wealth Pt. VI Multigovernment Public Finance 22 Public Finance in a Federal System Appendix Glossary References Name Index Subject Index