Public Finance in Theory and Practice

Author: Richard Abel Musgrave, Peggy B. Musgrave
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 627
ISBN: 9780070441279
Language: English
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date: December 01, 1989
This highly respected text is specifically geared for junior,senior and graduate courses in public finance,taxation and legal studies taught in departments of Economics,Public Policy,and Public Administration. It offers a broad view of the functioning of the public sector and its role in a democratic society. Widely adopted in previous editions,the new Fifth Edition has been reworked throughout,including extensive updating to allow for legislative changes,changes in data,and new theoretical developments. It includes in-depth coverage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and its implications today.