AuthorJohn L. Mikesell - University of Illinois
Description Ever wonder how federal finance really works? Fiscal administration, 9E, International Edition shows you how public budgets operate and gives you the opportunity to crunch the numbers. With actual data from the U.S. federal budget, including its breakdown, you can see for yourself how policymakers allocate money. Each chapter illustrates concepts and issues with case studies from the private sector as well as from public finance.
Table of Contents
Ch 1 Fundamental Principles of Public Finance
Ch 2 The Logic of the Budget Process
Ch 3 Federal Budget Structures and Institutions 4 Budget Structures and Institutions in State and Local Governments.
Ch 5 Budget Methods and Practices
Ch 6 Budget Classifications, Systems, and Reform: Trying to Make Better Choices
Ch 7 Capital Budgeting, Time Value of Money, and Cost-Benefit Analysis: Process, Structure, and Basic Tools
Ch 8 Taxation: Criteria for Evaluating Revenue Options
Ch 9 Major Tax Structures: Income Taxes
Ch10 Major Tax Structures: Taxes on Goods and Services
Ch11 Major Tax Structures: Property Taxes.
Ch12 Revenue from User Fees, User Charges, and Sales by Public Monopolies
Ch13 Revenue Forecasts, Revenue Estimates, and Tax Expenditure Budgets.
Ch14 Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Diversity and Coordination
Ch15 Debt Administration.
