PART ONE THE ECONOMIC BASIS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY 1
CHAPTER 1 Individuals and Government 3
CHAPTER 2 Efficiency,Markets,and Governments 52
CHAPTER 3 Externalities and Government Policy 96
CHAPTER 4 PublicGoods 139
CHAPTER 5 Public Choice and the Political Process 170
PART TWO GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AND POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES:SELECTED ISSUES 217
CHAPTER 6 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Government Investments 219
CHAPTER 7 Government Subsidies and Income Support for the Poor 251
CHAPTER 8 Social Security and Social Insurance 302
CHAPTER 9 Government and Health Care 345
PART THREE FINANCING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES 393
CHAPTER 10 Introduction to Government Finance 395
CHAPTER 11 Taxation,Prices,Efficiency,and the Distribution of Income 427
CHAPTER 12 Budget Balance and Government Debt 472
PART FOUR TAXATION:THEORY AND STRUCTURE 503
CHAPTER 13 The Theory of Income Taxation 505
CHAPTER 14 Taxation of Personal Income in the United States 536
CHAPTER 15 Taxation of Corporate Income 582
CHAPTER 16 Taxes on Consumption and Sales 610
CHAPTER 17 Taxes on Wealth,Property,and Estates 641
PART FIVE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE 673
CHAPTER 18 Fiscal Federalism and State and Local Government Finance 675
Glossary 713
Index 723