Modern theory on public finance (Record no. 44998)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 852264097
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Classification number 336 JHA
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Personal name Jha, Raghbendra
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Title Modern theory on public finance
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Wiley Eastern
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1987
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Extent 482 p.
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Summary, etc. This book has been divided into four parts. Part I-Modern Welfare Economics starts with an enunciation of a basic problem in welfare economics i.e. defining the Pareto frontier, choosing a point on it and devising adequate mechanism to reach this point. The role of market in reaching Pareto efficient allocation of resources has also been discussed. It further articulates an in-depth analysis of the effects of uncertainty and external factors on the efficacy of the market mechanism. In this part author has also taken up the problems s of allocation of public good, the free-rider problem, demand revealing incentives, compatible allocative mechanism and some voting models of public goods. The author further elaborates social welfare function, arrows impossi bility theorem and related results, the utilitarian, neo-utilitarian and Rawlsian norms of justice. Part II-Aspects of the Economic of Taxation studies the incentive the incentives, effects of taxes on labour supply, savings, risk-taking and investment. It further studies standard incidence theory in a static two sector model of incidence in growing economics, the incentive effects of cal equilibrium, tax of taxes in the presence of inflation and taxation of exhaustible resources. The author has also taken up the issues of direct/ indirect tax controversy. the problem of optimal I mix of direct and indirect taxes as well as the problem of optimal taxation in static economics. Part III-Applied Problems in Welfare Economics considers macrofiscal policy typified by the works of Blinder, Solow, Turnovsky, Tobin and others. It also explains cost-benefit analysis and the problems of pricing the output of the public sector. Part IV-Some Problems of Indian Public Finance analyses the problems of public economics in the Indian context. It further studies direct and indirect tax structure, recent policy issues, a review of centre-state relations and the public sector in India.<br/>The book has been primarly written as a text for the postgraduate students of Indian Universities. It is also very useful for honours and research students.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Finance, Public
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