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 | | Public Finance by Harvey S Rosen ISBN-10: 9780072374056 ISBN-10: 0-07-237405-5 ISBN-13: 9780072374056 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-237405-6 Hardcover 2001-06-01 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Harvey Rosen’s scholarly and up-to-date Public Finance continues to be the market-leading book. The book takes its readers to the frontiers of current research, yet remains accessible to undergraduates. Although it draws upon the latest research, the book never loses sight of the reality it is supposed to describe, always drawing the links between economic analysis and current political issues. | ||
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Best book on the subject I`ve read. Although Stiglitz makes it extremely readable and more elegant in his Economics of the Public Sector, I found it more effective to learn the subject due to the deeper treatment of the models and theories. | ||
Public Finance Perhaps slightly lacking on the theoretical side (but I guess this was Prof Rosen's objective), this book offers a broad yet detailed overview of public economics. Many parts are in narrative style making for a pleasantly clear read. Certainly a good and clear text for an exposition on the topic, especially if complemented/expanded on by a good lecturer. | ||
Less brilliant, more honest This book is not as challenging as Stiglitz, and the author does not have Stiglitz's dazzling facility with economic theory. But Rosen is properly less trusting of the political process, gives greater scope to political and ethical philosophy, is open to a wider range of ideas and has more references than Stiglitz, is less prone to rush to judgement, and is less beholden to the Clintonista viewpoint. This is the better book upon which to ground a sound understanding of public economics. Compare Rosen with Stiglitz on the Coase Theorem, the Flat Tax, the economic role of the stock market, and Social Security reform. Too bad Rosen's fairness cannot be combined with Stiglitz's brilliance. | ||