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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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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Putting Nigeria to work : a strategy for employment and growth / Volker Treichel, editor. by Treichel, Volker, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Appendix A -- Methodology for Selecting and Scoring Value ChainsAppendix B -- Regression Analysis of Non-Participation Data; Appendix C -- Main Constraints in Selected Agricultural Value Chain; Appendix D -- Marginal Effective Tax Rates; Appendix E -- Bank of Industry-Assessment of Service and Performance, 2001-07; Appendix F -- Nigeria's Import Prohibition List as of October 2008; Appendix G -- List of Lines/Products Removed from Import Prohibition List in October 2008; Appendix H -- Benin's Mirror Imports from China.…”
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Economic theory / Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar. by Alencar, Marcelo S., 1957-

Table of Contents: “…2.4 The Development of the Post Feudal Economy -- 2.5 The Current Feudal System -- 2.6 About Tulips and Virtual Currency -- 3 On Capitalism -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Capitalism for Beginners -- 3.3 Economic Determinism and Wealth and Income Distribution -- 3.4 Virtual Companies Exploit the Real Work of Users -- 3.5 Virtual Companies Violate Classic Economics -- 3.6 How the Money of Private Companies Leave the Country -- 3.7 Corruption is Endemic in the Private -- 3.8 Tricks for Avoiding Taxes -- 4 The Main Concepts in Economics -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Definitions Associated with Economics…”
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Diffuse Pollution, Degraded Waters. by (OECD), Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Executive summary; Chapter 1: The water quality challenge; Key messages; An introduction to water quality and its impact on the environment and society; A typology for water pollution: sources, types and pathways; Characteristics and determinants of water quality; An overview of the main pollutants; Negative feedbacks on water quality; Links between water quality and water quantity; Ongoing challenges of diffuse pollution sources and eutrophication in OECD countries; Water quality and climate change.…”
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Allowances for corporate equity in practice / prepared by Alexander Klemm. by Klemm, Alexander

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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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