Public Sector Economics for Developing Countries Second Edition - Softcover

Howard, Michael Mcgregor; La Foucade, Althea; Ewan Scott, Ewan

 
9789766402242: Public Sector Economics for Developing Countries Second Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9766402248 ISBN 13: 9789766402242
Publisher: University Press of the West Indies, 2010

Synopsis

Public Sector Economics for Developing Countries discusses the impact of the public sector in economic development. This comprehensive work analyses public goods, market failure, the role of government, public choice and political business cycles, government revenues and expenditures, with special reference to developing countries. Howard, La Foucade and Scott raise theoretical and empirical issues relating to the role of public expenditure growth, structural adjustment and taxation. They also explore issues neglected in traditional texts on the public sector, such as poverty alleviation, tax administration and the operation of the value-added tax in developing countries.

The first edition of Public Sector Economics for Developing Countries (2001) has been revised, expanded and updated to ensure its continued relevance. This accessible, well-illustrated text is a valuable addition to the literature on the role of government and the political economy of decision making.

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About the Authors

Michael Howard is Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Barbados. He is the author of the first edition of Public Sector Economics for Developing Countries.

Althea La Foucade is Lecturer, Department of Economics, and Assistant Coordinator of the HEU, Centre for Health Economics, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

Ewan Scott is Lecturer, Department of Economics, and Assistant Coordinator, Labour Market and Poverty Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Publisher
University Press of the West Indies
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9766402248
ISBN 13 
9789766402242
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
420