Political Economy and Public Finance: The Role of Political Economy in the Theory and Practice of Public Economics

Political Economy and Public Finance: The Role of Political Economy in the Theory and Practice of Public Economics
ISBN-10
1843760738
ISBN-13
9781843760733
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
242
Language
English
Published
2002-01-01
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Authors
Stanley L. Winer, Hirofumi Shibata, International Institute of Public Finance. Congress

Description

Some of the specific questions addressed in the book include: does public finance need poltical economy; should collective choice play a role in the standard of reference used in normative public finance; what is a "failure" in a non-market or policy process; and, what have we learned aboutthe theory and practice of public finance from three decades of empirical research on public choice. The book also offers a practitioner's view ofthe political economy of redistribution.

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