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Government versus markets : the changing economic role of the state / Vito Tanzi.

By: Tanzi, Vito.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2011Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xiii, 376 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781107096530 (hardback); 1107096537 (hardback).Subject(s): Trade regulation | Economic policyDDC classification: 338.9 Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Part I. Economic Role of State: General introduction and main issues -- Part II. Historical Review: The role of the state in the pre-World War II period; Forces that changed the role of the state; Growth of public spending and taxation in the 20th century; The role of the state in social protection: historical landmarks; Globalization and public spending -- Part III. Theoretical and Analytical Issues: Theories of public-sector behavior: taxonomy of government types; Voluntary exchange and public choice theories; The Nordic European economic theory of fiscal policy; Policy tools and government roles -- Part IV. The Outcome of State Intervention: Evaluating the impact of public spending on socioeconomic indicators; Social protection in the modern world: some quantitative aspects; The role of the state and economic performance in the Nordic countries -- Part V. On the Economic Role of the State in the Future: The economic role of the state in the future: concluding reflections.
Summary: Offers a comprehensive treatment of the economic role of the state in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a historical and world perspective.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 338.9 T159 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003745395

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Economic Role of State: General introduction and main issues -- Part II. Historical Review: The role of the state in the pre-World War II period; Forces that changed the role of the state; Growth of public spending and taxation in the 20th century; The role of the state in social protection: historical landmarks; Globalization and public spending -- Part III. Theoretical and Analytical Issues: Theories of public-sector behavior: taxonomy of government types; Voluntary exchange and public choice theories; The Nordic European economic theory of fiscal policy; Policy tools and government roles -- Part IV. The Outcome of State Intervention: Evaluating the impact of public spending on socioeconomic indicators; Social protection in the modern world: some quantitative aspects; The role of the state and economic performance in the Nordic countries -- Part V. On the Economic Role of the State in the Future: The economic role of the state in the future: concluding reflections.

Offers a comprehensive treatment of the economic role of the state in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a historical and world perspective.

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