Public Finance

Drawing from current examples from a variety of countries, Public Finance: An International Perspective addresses the main issues in contemporary public finance, including fiscal sustainability, state enterprises, and a variety of subsidies. There are relatively few textbooks on public finance, and many of them focus on the experience and issues facing the United States. This book sets out to address the critical issues from other countries, particularly those from the developing world or emerging market countries, who have received less attention in other texts. Written in a highly accessible manner, this book is a useful reference for students and practitioners alike.Contents: The Role of Government in a Modern Market EconomyHow Fiscal Policy Affects the National EconomyHow the National Economy Affects the Fiscal SectorFiscal Accounts, Analysis, and ForecastingFiscal (Public Debt) SustainabilityRevenue PolicyExpenditure Policy and ReformState EnterprisesFiscal Aspects of Responding to Financial Crisis and Bank RestructuringFiscal Federalism and DecentralizationFiscal Policy for Promoting Growth and Alleviating Poverty and InequalityFiscal Policy and Aging: Public Pension ProgramsFiscal Policy and Health CareFiscal RulesFiscal Reforms
Readership: Students, Professionals, Civil servants, Policy Analysts who are interested in knowing about Public Finance.Public Finance;Economics;Fiscal Policy;Fiscal Reforms;Fiscal Sustainability;Fiscal Federalism;Decentralization;Market Economy;Enterprises;Public Debt;Subsidies;Bank Restructuring;Public Pension Programs;Revenue Policy;Expenditure Policy0Key Features:Contains examples that are recent and drawn from a variety of countries, rather than focusing mainly on the experience of the United StatesLimited use of mathematics such as the treatment of fiscal sustainability, thus making it highly accessible and serve as a useful reference for practitioners