《公共财政与公共政策》英文版·第五版（Public Finance and Public Policy Fifth Edition）

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1、PublicFinanceandPublicPolicy:ATourThroughtheBookPARTIIntroductionandBackground1WhyStudyPublicFinance?Thegoalofstudyingpublicfinanceistounderstandtheproperroleofthegovernmentintheeconomy.Thechangingroleofgovernmentandexcitingcurrentpolicydebatesmotivatethestudyofthisfield.2The

2、oreticalToolsofPublicFinanceWereviewthemicroeconomictoolsnecessarytounderstandtheeffectsofgovernmentinterventionintheeconomy.3EmpiricalToolsofPublicFinanceWereviewthemainissuesinempiricalpublicfinance,theuseofdataandstatisticalmethodstomeasuretheimpactofgovernmentpolicyonindi

3、vidualsandmarkets.4BudgetAnalysisandDeficitFinancingWedelveintothecomplexityofbudgetaryissuesthatariseasgovernmentsconsidertheirrevenueandexpenditurepolicies.PARTIIExternalitiesandPublicGoodsAmajorroleofgovernmentistoaddressmarketfailurescausedbygoodsthathaveexternalcostsandb

4、enefitsorpublicbenefits.Inthispartwediscusswhentheprivatemarketcanandcannotsolvetheseproblemsandtheprospectsforgovernmentsuccessinaddressingtheproblems.5Externalities:ProblemsandSolutionsWhendoexternalitiescauseprivatemarketstofail,andwhattoolsdoesgovernmenthavetocombatthisfa

5、ilure?6ExternalitiesinAction:EnvironmentalandHealthExternalitiesWeusetheoreticaltoolstoexamineexamplesofenvironmentalandhealthexternalities(suchasacidrain,globalwarming,cigarettesmoking,andobesity).7PublicGoods8Cost-BenefitAnalysis9PoliticalEconomyGoodswithpublicbenefitsmaybe

6、underprovidedbytheprivatemarket,underconditionsdiscussedinChapter7,butthepublicsectorfacestwokeyproblemsinprovidingthosegoods:measuringtheircostsandbenefits(Chapter8)andeffectivelytranslatingvoters’preferencesforpublicprojectsintopublicpolicy(Chapter9).10StateandLocalGovernme

7、ntExpendituresWediscussthelocalprovisionofpublicgoodsandthequestionofwhethercompetitionacrosslocalitiescansolvetheproblemofunderprovisionofpublicgoods.11EducationWereviewthepublicfinanceissuesinvolvedinprovidingeducation,oneofthemostimportantpublicgoodsintheUnitedStates.PARTI

8、IISocialInsuranceandRedistributionTheincreasednatureandscopeofgovern