This long-awaited revision is a textbook on public finance, written by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Jay Rosengard. It provides an accessible and up-to-date analysis of the role of government and the design of tax systems. This reference work is suitable for students and professionals in economics and policy who are seeking insight into efficiency and fairness within the public sector.
Description
Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz and co-author Jay Rosengard combine theory with extensive practical experience to answer key questions in public finance and the economics of government. The fourth edition, among other things, discusses how governments design programs and assemble tax systems that are both efficient and fair.
Product specifications
- Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz (Columbia University)
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Release date: 2015-02-25
- Number of pages: 960
- ISBN: 9780393925227
- Topic: Public finance and taxation
- BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance
About the author
Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize winner and renowned economist with multiple bestsellers to his name. He was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton and Chief Economist of the World Bank. He teaches at Columbia University and is Chief Economist of the Roosevelt Institute. Jay Rosengard is a lecturer in public policy formulation at Harvard University and has decades of experience with policy and financing in developing countries and the public sector.