Handbook of Public Finance
The Handbook of Public Finance provides a definitive source, reference, and text for the field of public finance. In 18 chapters it surveys the state of the art - the tradition and breadth of the field but also its current status and recent developments.
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General Editors: Juergen G. Backhaus University of Erfurt Richard E. Wagner George Mason University Contributors: Andy H. Barnett Charles B. Blankart Thomas E. Borcherding Rainald Borck Geoffrey Brennan Giuseppe Eusepi J. Stephen Ferris Fred E. Folvary Andrea Garzoni Heinz Grossekettler Walter Hettich Scott Hinds Randall G. Holcombe Jean-Michel Josselin Carla Marchese Alain Marciano William S. Peirce Nicholas Sanchez David Schap A. Allan Schmid Russell S. Sobel Stanley L. Winer Bruce Yandle
Handbook of Public Finance
Editors
Jürgen G. Backhaus University of Erfurt and
Richard E. Wagner George Mason University
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, BOSTON, DORDRECHT, LONDON, MOSCOW
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Handbook of Public Finance Table of Contents 1.
Jürgen G. Backhaus and Richard E. Wagner Society, State, and Public Finance: Setting the Analytical Stage
2.
Russell S. Sobel Welfare Economics and Public Finance
19
Geoffrey Brennan and Giuseppe Eusepi Fiscal Constitutionalism
53
Thomas E. Borcherding, J. Stephen Ferris, and Andrea Garzoni Growth in the Real Size of Government since 1970
77
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
1
Walter Hettich and Stanley L. Winer Rules, Politics, and the Normative Analysis of Taxation
109
Randall G. Holcombe Taxation, Production, and Redistribution
139
Fred E. Foldvary Public Revenue from Land Rent
165
Richard E. Wagner Debt, Money, and Public Finance
195
Andy H. Barnett and Bruce Yandle Regulation by Taxation
217
Carla Marchese Taxation, Black Markets, and Other Unintended Consequences
237
Scott Hinds, Nicolas Sanchez, and David Schap Public Enterprise: Retrospective Review and Prospective Theory
277
William S. Peirce Privatization, Nationalization, and Aspects of Transition
301
Heinz Grossekettler Social Insurance
323
Richard E. Wagner Redistribution, Poor Relief, and the Welfare State
385
A. Allan Schmid Economic Analysis and Efficiency in Public Expenditure
407
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16. 17. 18.
Charles B. Blankart and Rainald Borck Local Public Finance
441
Jean-Michel Josselin and Alain Marciano Federalism and Subsidiarity in National and International Contexts
477
Jürgen G. Backhaus Fiscal Sociology: What For?
521
Index
543
Chapter 1 SOCIETY, STATE, AND PUBLIC FINANCE: SETTING THE ANALYTICAL STAGE Jürgen G. Backhaus University of Erfurt
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Richard E. Wagner George Mason University
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Abstract
Much of contemporary public finance can be described as being either Wicksellian or Edgeworthian in character. In
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