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Public finance/ Otto Eckstein

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Foundations of Modern Economic SeriesPublication details: New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 1979Edition: 4thDescription: X, 133 pages; dig.; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0876920776
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23rd. 336.01 Ec19
Contents:
The scope of Government Activity -- Efficiency in government Expenditures -- The Public Finances of State and Local Governments -- Economics of Metropolitan Areas -- Taxation: Principles and Issues of Fairness -- Taxes, Efficiency and Growth -- The Economics of the Public Debt -- Managing aggregate demand: Fiscal policy for economic stability
Summary: this book is an introduction to public finance, the study of the revenue and expenditure activities of government. It discuss budgets, taxes, government. It discusses budgets, taxes, government expenditures, and public debts. Public finance is the study of the effects of budgets on the economy, particularly the effect on the achievement of the major economic objectives- growth, stability, equity and efficiency. It is also the study of ' what ought to be': Assuming that we wish to accomplish certain objectives such as increased growth or a fairer distribution of income, what specific policies will accomplish the objectives?
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Books ISI Library, Kolkata 336.01 Ec19 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Gifted by Prof. Tarun Kabiraj C27586
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Includes index

The scope of Government Activity -- Efficiency in government Expenditures -- The Public Finances of State and Local Governments -- Economics of Metropolitan Areas -- Taxation: Principles and Issues of Fairness -- Taxes, Efficiency and Growth -- The Economics of the Public Debt -- Managing aggregate demand: Fiscal policy for economic stability

this book is an introduction to public finance, the study of the revenue and expenditure activities of government. It discuss budgets, taxes, government. It discusses budgets, taxes, government expenditures, and public debts. Public finance is the study of the effects of budgets on the economy, particularly the effect on the achievement of the major economic objectives- growth, stability, equity and efficiency. It is also the study of ' what ought to be': Assuming that we wish to accomplish certain objectives such as increased growth or a fairer distribution of income, what specific policies will accomplish the objectives?

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