State and Local Public Finance (Paperback, 5 ed)

Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Why study state and local government finance? Chapter 2: Microeconomic analysis Part II: Public Choice and Fiscal Federalism Chapter 3: Demand for state and local government goods and services Chapter 4: Public choice without mobility Chapter 5: Public choice through mobility Chapter 6: Organization of subnational government Part III: Provision of State and Local Goods and Services Chapter 7: Supply of state and local goods and services Chapter 8: Pricing of government goods Chapter 9: Intergovernmental grants Chapter 10: Capital investment, borrowing, and debt Part IV: Revenue for State and Local Governments Chapter 11: Principles of tax analysis Chapter 12: The property tax Chapter 13: Sales and excise taxes Chapter 14: Individual income taxes Chapter 15: Business taxes Chapter 16: Revenue from government monopoly and regulation Part V: Policy Applications and Analysis Chapter 17: Education Chapter 18: Transportation Chapter 19: Health and welfare Chapter 20: Economic development Bibliography Index