Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory

by James M. Buchanan

Book Overview

In his foreword, Geoffrey Brennan states, "The papers in this volume represent a coherent set of pieces focused on aspects of public-expenditure theory and constitute all of Buchanan's papers in this area."

Buchanan's work on the subject of what governments should do and his insistence on Knut Wicksell's ideal that taxation and public expenditure be integrated topics have contributed significantly to the current thinking of most economists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865972419
• ISBN13: 9780865972414
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5