The theory of taxation and public economics /

The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics presents a unified conceptual framework for analyzing taxation--the first to be systematically developed in several decades. An original treatment of the subject rather than a textbook synthesis, the book contains new analysis that generates novel results,...

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Main Author: Kaplow, Louis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2011
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Table of Contents:
  • Framework. An integrated view; The social objective
  • Optimal taxation. Optimal income taxation; Elaboration and extensions; Income and commodity taxation
  • Government expenditures. Transfer payments; Goods and services
  • Additional aspects of taxation. Taxation of capital; Taxation of transfers; Taxation and social security; Taxation of families
  • Distributive justice and social welfare. Welfare; Social welfare function; Other normative criteria.