State and Local Public Finance 5th Edition 2022 Softbound by Fisher, Ronald C., Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Taylor and Francis Ltd State and Local Public Finance 5th Edition 2022 Softbound by Fisher, Ronald C.

State and Local Public Finance provides a comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of state and local government public finance practices and issues, using the basic tools of economics. This fifth edition maintains its focus on key local services such as education, health care, and transportation and brings in new coverage of land use and housing, applications from behavioral economics, and more international comparisons._x000D__x000D_This textbook provides an examination and analysis of public finance practices and problems in a federal fiscal system, focusing on the fiscal behavior and policies of state and local governments. Modern economic theory is applied to examine the way key institutions are used to produce and finance services and to provide evaluation of alternative policies._x000D__x000D_This stalwart text will continue to be invaluable reading for those who study public finance, local government finance, urban economics, public policy, and public administration._x000D_ _x000D_ PART I Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ 1 Why study state and local government finance?_x000D_ _x000D_ 2 Microeconomic analysis: market effiiency and market failure_x000D_ _x000D_ PART II Public choice and fiscal federalism_x000D_ _x000D_ 3 Demand for state and local government goods and services_x000D_ _x000D_ 4 Public choice without mobility: voting_x000D_ _x000D_ 5 Public choice through mobility_x000D_ _x000D_ 6 Organization of subnational government_x000D_ _x000D_ PART III Provision of state and local goods and services_x000D_ _x000D_ 7 Supply of state and local goods and services_x000D_ _x000D_ 8 Pricing of government goods: user charges_x000D_ _x000D_ 9 Intergovernmental grants_x000D_ _x000D_ 10 Capital investment, borrowing, and debt_x000D_ _x000D_ PART IV Revenue for state and local governments_x000D_ _x000D_ 11 Principles of tax analysis_x000D_ _x000D_ 12 The property tax_x000D_ _x000D_ 13 Sales and excise taxes_x000D_ _x000D_ 14 Individual income taxes_x000D_ _x000D_ 15 Business taxes_x000D_ _x000D_ 16 Revenue from government monopoly and regulation_x000D_ _x000D_ PART V Applications and policy analysis_x000D_ _x000D_ 17 Education_x000D_ _x000D_ 18 Transportation_x000D_ _x000D_ 19 Health and welfare_x000D_ _x000D_ 20 Economic development_x000D_