{"product_id":"modern-public-finance-9780674004207","title":"Modern Public Finance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, senior scholars in the field review and synthesize recent theoretical developments in important areas--optimal taxation, public sector dynamics, distribution theory, and club theory, to name a few--which challenge us to understand and improve public policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe standard of the papers is consistently high...They are not simply surveys of recent developments: they also make new contributions. Specialists in public economics will find this volume invaluable, and it also provides an excellent account of the current state of play in the subject for non-specialists. * Economic Journal *\u003cbr\u003eAn important public finance publication...This work is must reading for practitioners. * Social and Behavioral Sciences *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction  John M. Quigley and Eugene Smolensky    PART 1. DISTRIBUTION, STABILIZATION, DYNAMICS    2. The Distribution of the Tax Burden  A. B. Atkinson   A. Comments on Chapter 2 by James M. Poterba    B. Comments on Chapter 2 by Frank Levy    3. Public Sector Dynamics  Alan J. Auerbach   A. Comments on Chapter 3 by Don Fullerton    B. Comments on Chapter 3 by David Romer     PART 2. PUBLIC GOODS, FEDERALISM    4. Public Goods and the Invisible Hand  Suzanne Scotchmer   A. Comments on Chapter 4 by Daniel L. Rubinfeld    5. Federalism and Government Finance  Wallace E. Oates   A. Comments on Chapter 5 by Helen F. Ladd   B. Comments on Chapter 5 by Peter Mieszkowski    PART 3. TAX POLICY    6. The Study and Practice of Income Tax Policy  Charles E. McLure, Jr., and George R. Zodrow    PART 4. OPTIMAL TAXATION AND EXTENSIONS    7. Optimal Taxation and Government Finance  J. A. Mirrlees   8. Integrating Allocation and Stabilization Budgets  Peter Diamond   9. Optimal Taxation and Public Policy  Robert H. Haveman   10. Reflections on Optimal Tax Theory  Richard Arnott    Notes    References    Acknowledgment   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090718191959,"sku":"9780674004207","price":36.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modern-public-finance-9780674004207","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}