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5294 (v.7) Public Finance 565


 

Area:

School of Economics and Finance

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Topics include government, taxation and revenue, fiscal federalism, user pricing, externalities, measures of efficiency, privatisation and taxation reform.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have an appreciation of the theory of the public sector, policy processes and the way that governments implement policy using taxation, expenditure and other instruments.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Atkinson A.B., (ed), (1991), Modern Public Finance, vol 1 and 2, Edward Edgar. Atkinson A.B. and Stiglitz J.E., (1980), Lectures on Public Economics, Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom, McGraw-Hill. Brown C.V. and Jackson P.M., (1990), Public SectorEconomics, 4th ed, Oxford, Basil Blackwell. Cullis J. and Jones P., (1998), "Public Finance and Public Choice," Oxford University Press. Gramlich E.M., (1997), Financing Federal Systems- The Selected Essays of Edward Gramlich," Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-Local Finance (Wallace Oates, Series Editor), UK, Edward Elgar. Groenewegen P.D., (1990), Public Finance in Australia- Theory & Practice, 3rd ed, Sydney, Prentice-Hall. Hare P.G. (Ed), (1988) Surveys in Public Sector Economics, Oxford, Basil Blackwell. Jha R., (1998), Modern Public Economics, London, Routledge. Millward, R. et al., Public Sector Economics, Longman, London, 1983. Mueller, D.C., Public Choice II, Cambridge University Press, N.Y., 1989. Mueller, D.C (Ed), "Perspectives on Public Choice: A Handbook," Cambridge University Press. Musgrave, R.A., The Theory of Public Finance, McGraw-Hill, N.Y., 1959.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Essay 40%. Final Exam 50%. Tutorial Presentation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 91901 Economics

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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