PART ONE THE ECONOMIC BASIS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY

CHAPTER 1 Individuals and Government

CHAPTER 2 Efficiency,Markets,and Governments

CHAPTER 3 Externalities and Government Policy

CHAPTER 4 PublicGoods

CHAPTER 5 Public Choice and the Political Process

PART TWO GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AND POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES:SELECTED ISSUES

CHAPTER 6 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Government Investments

CHAPTER 7 Government Subsidies and Income Support for the Poor

CHAPTER 8 Social Security and Social Insurance

CHAPTER 9 Government and Health Care

PART THREE FINANCING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES

CHAPTER 10 Introduction to Government Finance

CHAPTER 11 Taxation,Prices,Efficiency,and the Distribution of Income

CHAPTER 12 Budget Balance and Government Debt

PART FOUR TAXATION:THEORY AND STRUCTURE

CHAPTER 13 The Theory of Income Taxation

CHAPTER 14 Taxation of Personal Income in the United States

CHAPTER 15 Taxation of Corporate Income

CHAPTER 16 Taxes on Consumption and Sales

CHAPTER 17 Taxes on Wealth,Property,and Estates

PART FIVE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE

CHAPTER 18 Fiscal Federalism and State and Local Government Finance

Glossary

Index