Political Transformations and Public Finances : Europe, 1650-1913. by Dincecco, Mark, 1977-

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Taxation and Management of Natural Resources in Africa edited by Mohammed Amidu, Abdallah Ali-Nakyea, Joshua Yindenaba Abor.

Table of Contents: “…Resource rent and capital gains taxes in Africa -- 8. Taxation of oil and gas revenue in African countries -- 9. …”
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Worlds of Taxation The Political Economy of Taxing, Spending, and Redistribution Since 1945 / edited by Gisela Huerlimann, W. Elliot Brownlee, Eisaku Ide.

Table of Contents: “…-- A Reverse-Functioning System: Japan’s Social Security System and Tax Progression in the Early Twenty-First Century -- A Fair Case for Tax Relief: Swiss Tax Policy, 1940s to 1960s -- Unfairness, Inequality, and Tax Evasion: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Tax Burden in Greece, 1955–1989 -- Limits to Redistribution in Late Democratic Transitions: The Case of Spain.…”
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The politics of giving in the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata : donors, lenders, subjects, and citizens / Viviana L. Grieco. by Grieco, Viviana L., 1969-

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Royal taxation in fourteenth century France : the development of war financing, 1322-1356 / John Bell Henneman. by Henneman, John Bell

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Capital, coercion, and postcommunist states / Gerald M. Easter. by Easter, Gerald, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Toward a fiscal sociology of the post-communist state -- Fiscal crisis of the old regime -- Politics of tax reform : making (and unmaking) revenue bargains -- State meets society in the transitional tax regime -- Building fiscal capacity in post-communist states -- Taxation and the reconfiguration of state and society.…”
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Economic and Financial Crime, Sustainability and Good Governance edited by Monica Violeta Achim.

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Principles of Public Finance by Toshihiro Ihori. by Ihori, Toshihiro

Table of Contents: “…Public Finance and a Review of Basic Concepts -- 1 The Main Functions of the Public Sector -- 2 A Review of Analytical Basic Concepts -- 3 The Public Sector in Japan -- 4 Organization of the Book -- Appendix: Japan's Fiscal Management -- References -- Questions -- Part I Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 2 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy I -- 1 The Simple Keynesian Model -- 2 The IS/LM Analysis -- 3 The Open Economy -- 4 The Efficacy of Fiscal Policy and the Policy Maker -- Appendix: Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 3 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy II -- 1 The Permanent Level of Fiscal Variables -- 2 Consumption and Saving Behavior -- 3 The Labor Market and Supply Function -- 4 Equilibrium in the Goods Market -- 5 The Effect of Fiscal Policy -- 6 Evaluation of the Public Sector -- Appendix: The Size of Government Spending and the Private Sector's Evaluation -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 4 Public Debt -- 1 Ricard's Neutrality Theorem -- 2 The Shift of the Burden to Future Generations -- 3 Barro's Neutrality -- 4 Policy Implications of the Debt Neutrality Theorem -- 5 The Non-Keynesian Effect -- Appendix: Government Debt in a Overlapping Generations Model -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 5 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy -- 1 A Simple Growth Model -- 2 Optimal Public Investment -- 3 The Solow Model -- 4 The Endogenous Growth Model -- 5 Inequality and Economic Growth -- Appendix A: Taxes on Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth -- Appendix B: Supply-Side Effect of Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 6 Fiscal Management -- 1 Understanding Fiscal Management -- 2 Fiscal Bankruptcy -- 3 Fiscal Consolidation -- Appendix: Fiscal Deficits in a Growing Economy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 7 The Public Pension -- 1 Justification of the Public Pension -- 2 Economic effect of the Public Pension -- 3 Public Debt and the Public Pension -- 4 Public Pension Reform -- 5 Privatization of the Pay-as-you-go System -- Appendix A: Intergenerational Conflict in an Aging Japan -- Appendix B: Simulation Analysis in an Aging Japan -- Conclusion -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Part II Microeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 8 The Theory of Taxation -- 1 Taxation and Labor Supply -- 2 The Efficiency of Taxation -- 3 Interest Income Tax and Saving -- 4 Investment and Tax -- 5 Consumption Tax -- Appendix: The Savings Elasticity Controversy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 9 Tax Reform -- 1 Labor Income Tax and Interest Income Tax -- 2 The Theory of Optimal Taxation -- 3 The Theory of Tax Reform -- 4 General Consumption Tax and Labor Income Tax -- 5 The Timing Effect of Taxation -- 6 Simulation Analysis of Tax Reform -- Appendix A: Optimal Taxation in an Overlapping Generations Economy -- Appendix B: Tax Reform within Lump Sum Taxes -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 10 Income Redistribution -- 1 Progressive Income Tax -- 2 Endogenous Labor Supply -- 3 The Optimal Income Tax -- 4 Nonlinear Income Tax -- 5 Economic Constraint and Redistribution -- Appendix: Optimal Linear Income Tax -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 11 The Theory of Public Goods -- 1 Public Goods -- 2 Optimal Provision of Public Goods: The Samuelson Rule -- 3 The Theory of Public Good Provision: the Nash Equilibrium Approach -- 4 The Theoretical Analysis of Public Goods: the Lindahl Equilibrium -- 5 The Free Rider Problem -- 6 The Neutrality Theorem of Public Goods -- Appendix: Public Bads, Growth, and Welfare -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 12 Public Spending and the Political Process -- 1 The Failure of Government -- 2 The Voting Model -- 3 The Voting Model and Reality -- 4 Political Parties and Fiscal Policy -- 5 Theoretical Model of the Partisan Business Cycle -- 6 Further Comments -- Appendix A: Fiscal Privileges, Consolidation Attempts and Pigouvian Taxes -- Appendix B: Political Factors and Public Investment Policy in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 13 Local Public Finance -- 1 Intergovernmental Finance -- 2 The Supply of Local Public Goods -- 3 Tax Competition -- 4 The Time Consistency of a Tax Policy -- 5 The Principle of Local Tax -- 6 Redistribution among Local Governments -- 7 Further Issues on Intergovernmental Finance -- Appendix: Analytical Model of Central and Local Governments in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Index. .…”
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Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction in Ecuador : a Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review.

Table of Contents: “…-- Is Social and Basic Infrastructure Expenditure Pro-Poor? -- Main Social Programs -- Subsidies in Basic Infrastructure Services -- How Much Fiscal Space Is Available for a Poverty Reduction Strategy -- Reversing Current Expenditure -- Making an Optimal Selection of Public Investment -- Assessing Defense Spending -- How Much Off-Budget Fiscal Space Can Be Found for a Poverty Reduction Strategy -- Freezing or Reducing Budget Earmarking -- Reducing Tax Expenditure -- Making Transparent and Intergrating Off-Budget Public Investment -- Towards a Results-Oriented Budget: Attaining the Millennium Development Goals -- Policy Recommendations -- To Shift Public Expenditures Toward a Pro-Poor Focus -- To Re-Target Public Subsidies -- Trade-Offs Between In- and Off-Budget Fiscal Space -- To Reach Selected MDGs -- Performance of Public Expenditure Management -- The PEM Process and its Recent Performance -- Budget Management Review in the Central Government -- Budget Formulation -- Execution -- Budget Management Review in Social Programs and Subnational Governments -- Social Programs -- Provincial and Municipal Governments -- Budget Transparency, Accountability, and Participation -- Are There Sufficient Conditions for a Multiyear Budgeting Framework in Ecuador? …”
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The Economics of Catalan Separatism by Ferran Brunet. by Brunet, Ferrán

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The return of the deficit : public finance in Belgium over 2000-2010 / edited by Etienne de Callataÿ and Françoise Thys-Clément.

Table of Contents: “…The Return of the Public Budget Deficit ; 4. Tax Revenue and Tax Policy. A Decennium of Tax Cuts; 5. …”
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Financial Crime in Romania A Community Pulse Survey / edited by Monica Violeta Achim, Robert W. McGee.

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Mali : Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, Staff Report, Informational Annex, Staff Statement, Press Release on the Executive Board Considerati...

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How Ottawa spends, 1990-91 : tracking the second agenda / edited by Katherine A. Graham ; cover design, Robert Chitty.

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 2: The Goods and Services Tax: Lessons from Tax Reform -- Chapter 3: The Department of Industry, Science and Technology: Is There Industrial Policy After Free Trade?…”
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Principles of Public Finance. by Dalton, Hugh

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Preface to the First Edition; Extract From Preface to the Fifth Edition; Preface to the Ninth Edition; Contents; Part I Introductory; The Nature of Public Finance and the Main Divisions of the Subject; The Principle of Maximum Social Advantage; Public Finance and Private Finance; Part II Public Income; Sources of Public Income; Taxation and Some Distinctions Between Taxes; Some Characteristics of a Good Tax System; The Incidence of Taxation; The Incidence of Taxation (continued); Note to Chapters VII and VIII.…”
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Public finance of the Dutch Republic in comparative perspective : the viability of an early modern federal state (1570s-1795) / by Wantje Fritschy. by Fritschy, Wantje

Table of Contents: “…-- Historical Backgrounds and Institutional Characteristics -- The Concept 'Public Finance of the Dutch Republic', the Data and the Estimates -- Financing the First Phase of the Revolt against Spain (1566-1572) -- Calvinist Donations and the Credit of the Prince of Orange -- A Prince in Search of New Sources of Finance -- The First Financial Decisions of the 'Free' States of Holland -- Conclusion -- From Under-taxed Pan of an Empire to Heavily Taxed Republic (1550S-1609) -- Holland and the Spanish Empire -- The Development of Holland's Fiscal System until 1609 -- The Other Provinces -- The Financial Scope of the 'Generality' -- Conclusion -- Public Finance of the Dutch Republic in the 17th and 18th Centuries -- The Increasing Public Expenditure of the Dutch Republic -- The Resilience of the Provincial Revenue Systems -- Conclusion -- The Fiscal System of the Dutch Republic in International Comparative Perspective -- Introduction to Part 2 -- A Comparison with the Venetian Republic -- Common Characteristics but Long-Term Differences -- 'Survive and Prosper on the Cheap' -- Taxation in a Centralized and in a Federal Urbanized Republic -- Differing Debt Developments -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with Britain -- The Comparability of Britain and the Netherlands -- National Public Finance: A Long-Term Perspective -- Public Expenditure in Two 'Maritime States' -- Public Revenue in Two 'Commercial States' -- A Comparison of Loan Financing and Public Debt -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with the Ottoman Empire -- Two Incomparable States -- Contrastive Long-Term Trajectories of State Formation -- A Comparison of Public Revenue -- Deficits, 'Advance Payments', Advances and Debt -- Conclusion.…”
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Kosovo : institutions and policies for reconstruction and growth / Dimitri G. Demekas, Johannes Herderschee, Davina F. Jacobs. by Demekas, Dimitri G., Herderschee, Han, Jacobs, Davina F.

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The Guangdong model and taxation in China : formation, development, and characteristics of China's modern financial system / Jin-A Kang. by Kang, Jin-A

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Handbook of State Aid for Film Finance, Industries and Regulation / edited by Paul Clemens Murschetz, Roland Teichmann, Matthias Karmasin.

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 31: An Irish Film Industry or a Film Industry in Ireland? The Paradoxes of Film Tax Incentives -- Chapter 32: Tax Incentive Schemes for Film Production: A Pivotal Tool of Film Policy? …”
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Contemporary Issues in Applied Economics Ten Years of International Academic Exchanges Between JAAE and KAAE / edited by Moriki Hosoe, Biung-Ghi Ju, Akira Yakita, Kiseok Hong.

Table of Contents: “…Fertility Dynamics with Family Bargaining (Akira Yakita) -- Chapter 3. Skill-Biased Innovation, Growth, and Inequality (Yasuyuki Osumi) -- Chapter 4. …”
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