Public finance

PART 1: GETTING STARTED: Introduction

Tools of positive analysis

Tools of normative analysis

PART 2: ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE: Public goods

Externalities

Political economy

Income redistribution: conceptual issues

Expenditure programs for the poor

Social insurance I: social security and unemployment insurance

Social insurance II: Health care

Cost-benefit analysis

PART 3: A FRAMEWORK FOR TAX ANALYSIS: Taxation and income distribution

Taxation and efficiency

Efficient and equitable taxation

PART 4: THE UNITED STATES REVENUE SSYTEM: The personal income tax

Personal taxation and behavior

The corporation tax

Deficit finance

Taxes on consumption and wealth

PART 5: MULTIGOVERNMENT PUBLIC FINANCE: Public finance in a federal system

Appendix: Some basic microeconomics

Glossary.