The Economics of Public Spending

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

841 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

The Economics of Public Spending investigates the extent of government involvement in the economy, details its rational, and traces its historical record. The book unites articles previously published in Fiscal Studies, each one addressing a different area of expenditure and written by an economist specializing in that field. They describe both the data on public expenditure and the theory relevant to understanding the policy issues. A new introduction investigates the overall role of the public sector and discusses the general theory of public expenditure. In providing a detailed analysis of public expenditure, the book makes an important contribution to the economics literature. There are no other texts with this breadth of coverage or depth of analysis. Insights are provided into both the policy issues, cross-country comparisons of expenditure, and alternative approaches to economic analysis. The chapters apply the tools of orthodox public finance, public choice, modern public economics, and game theory to reach a range of policy proposals and conclusions. These demonstrate the range and potential of economic analysis when applied to these important issues.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-03-20
Mått:156 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:634 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:428
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199260331

Utforska kategorier

Ekonomisk politik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Finansiering inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

David Miles is Professor of Finance at Imperial College, University of London. He is also an economic consultant to Merrill Lynch. He specializes in research on financial markets. Miles worked for the Bank of England for several years after graduating from Oxford. After a spell in the economics department at Birkbeck College, he was Chief UK Economist for Merrill Lynch. He joined Imperial College in 1996. He has published widely on many aspects of finance and macroeconomics.Gareth Myles is Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He specializes in research on public economics. Myles worked at the University of Warwick for five years after completing his D.Phil. at Oxford, and joined Exeter in 1992. He holds editorial positions with Fiscal Studies, the Journal of Public Economic Theory, and the Review of Economic Studies, and has published widely on many aspects of public economics and microeconomics.Ian Preston is a Reader in Economics at University College London, which he joined in 1991 after a Research Fellowship at Nuffield College, Oxford. He is also a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. His research interests are in applied microeconomics with particular focus on household behaviour and public policy. He has been editor of Fiscal Studies and currently edits the Economic Journal Conference Volume.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction ; 2. Public and Private Pension Spending: Principles, Practice and the Need for Reform ; 3. Expenditure on Healthcare in the UK: A Review of the Issues ; 4. Education and Public Policy ; 5. Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Programmes: Rationale, Design, Labour Supply, and Income Support ; 6. What We Spend and What We Get: Public and Private Provision of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice ; 7. On Sharing NATO Defence Burdens in the 1990s and Beyond ; 8. Public and Private Spending for Environmental Protection: A Cross-Country Policy Analysis ; 9. Government Failure in Urban Transportation ; 10. Public Financing of the Arts in England ; 11. Government Spending on Research and Development in the UK