This book sets out to address the critical issues from other countries, particularly those from the developing world or emerging market countries, who have received less attention in other texts.

Public Finance remains the premier textbook on the normative theory of government policy, with the third edition propelling into the twenty-first century its examination of what government ought to be doing instead of what it is doing.

Broad in scope and carefully balanced in emphasis, this book is a major treatise on the theory and practice of public finance.

Filling a need for courses in public finance administration, this volume provides a public administration based approach to the subject with a highly practical orientation.

Markets and governments -- Institutions and governance -- Public goods -- Public finance for public goods -- Market corrections -- Voting -- Social justice -- Entitlements and equality of opportunity -- Choice of taxation -- The need for ...

In this volume, based on a week-long symposium at the University of Munich's Center for Economic Studies, two leading scholars of governmental economics debate their divergent perspectives on the role of government and its fiscal functions.

The new edition, fully updated with the most recent data and research possible, includes new coverage of the Medicare drug benefit, changes in the tax code, Hurricane Katrina, and the ongoing debate over privatization

Harvey Rosen’s scholarly and up-to-date Public Finance continues to be the market-leading book. The book takes its readers to the frontiers of current research, yet remains accessible to undergraduates.