Public Finance

A Normative Theory

4th Edition

Richard Tresch
Elsevier
568 pages
ISBN: 9780128228647
April 2022

This book remains the premier textbook on the normative theory of government policy, with the Third Edition propelling into the 21st century its examination of what government ought to be doing instead of what it is doing. With four new chapters and other significant revisions, it presents detailed and comprehensive coverage of theoretical literature, empirical work, environmental issues, social insurance, behavioral economics, and international tax issues. With increased emphasis on the European Union, it is rigid enough for use by Ph.D.s while being accessible to student less well trained in math.