Arye L. Hillman: Public finance and public policy: responsibilities and limitations of government Second edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2009.x + 859 pages. USD 190.00 (cloth), 75.00 (paper)

摘要

This is a revised version of Hillman's very successful textbook, which was first published in 2003 and has been translated into several languages. The organization remains roughly the same, but the Table of Contents shows more than minor revisions. The result is a text that has a strong public choice orientation with insights and evidence from behavioral economics, a logical and rigorous line of reasoning, and a thoughtful framework for analyzing the activities of the public sector. The theoretical foundation follows what one would find in a standard public finance textbook, but Hillman always follows up by considering the capabilities of government, the informational requirements for government to implement efficient policies, and the effects of the collective decision-making process on public policy.