a contemporary application of theory to policy Hyman, David N. creator text Fort Worth Dryden Press c1999 6th ed. monographic xxi, 682 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. pt. 1. The Economic Basis for Government Activity -- Ch. 1. Individuals and Government -- Ch. 2. Efficiency, Markets, and Governments -- Ch. 3. Externalities and Government Policy -- Ch. 4. Public Goods -- Ch. 5. Public Choice and the Political Process -- pt. 2. Government Expenditures and Policy in the United States: Selected Issues -- Ch. 6. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Government Investments -- Ch. 7. Government Subsidies and Income Support for the Poor -- Ch. 8. Social Security and Social Insurance -- Ch. 9. Government and Health Care -- pt. 3. Financing Government Expenditures -- Ch. 10. Introduction to Government Finance -- Ch. 11. Taxation, Prices, Efficiency, and the Distribution of Income -- Ch. 12. Budget Deficits and Government Debt -- pt. 4. Taxation: Theory and Structure -- Ch. 13. The Theory of Income Taxation -- Ch. 14. Taxation of Personal Income in the United States -- Ch. 15. Taxation of Corporate Income -- Ch. 16. Taxes on Consumption and Sales -- Ch. 17. Taxes on Wealth, Property, and Estates -- pt. 5. State and Local Government Finance -- Ch. 18. Fiscal Federalism and State and Local Government Finance. David N. Hyman. Finance, Public Fiscal policy HJ141 .H95 0030213088