{"product_id":"modern-public-economics-raghbendra-jha-9780415460101","title":"Modern Public Economics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent times not only have traditional areas of public economics such as taxation, public expenditure, public sector pricing, benefit cost analysis, and fiscal federalism thrown up new challenges but entirely new areas of research and inquiry have emerged. This second edition builds upon the strengths of the previous edition and incorporates results of research on new areas such as global public goods, environmental taxation and carbon permits trading and the complexities of corporate taxation in a rapidly globalizing world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is a modern and comprehensive exposition of public economics. It includes extended discussions on topics of particular interest to developing countries and covers subjects such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003etaxation in an economy with a large informal sector\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe challenges of using VAT \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe use of randomized evaluation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003etheory of public expenditure and public goods including global public goods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eincentive effects of taxation and tax incidence \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the major traditional areas of taxation and public expenditure as well as emerging issues relating to public economics in the globalized world economy. It will be useful as a reference and update on the modern literature on public economics for professional economists and policymakers, as well as providing invaluable information as a basic text for undergraduate and graduate students in public economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raghbendra Jha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415460107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415460101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.38d","brand":"Raghbendra Jha","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064922910975,"sku":"9780415460101","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8783d9dd-8b37-446a-859a-ad6fe745bd3d.jpg?v=1768671943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-public-economics-raghbendra-jha-9780415460101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}