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Public Finance and Public Policy: Responsibilities and Limitations of Government

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I selected this text for my undergraduate level public economics class because it is one of the few books in public economics the presents both the public finance and public choice view points and I feel very guilty making income constrained students purchase two expensive textbooks. While my personal economic beliefs are skewed toward public choice I do not want to present this bias to my students as the only economic view of public economics. The content in this book covers both areas, but it also presents many of the proofs from my doctoral work, which at least in my opinion are not appropriate for undergrads. That being said I have instructed my students to skip over the proof portions and encouraged many of them to purchase this digital copy. The graphs are presented clearly and the table of contents allows you to select where in the book you wish to go. The beginning of the chapters also include outlines for easy movement in the digital version. It is also a MUCH cheaper version of the $200 hardcover. The set up of this digital book is very user friendly and I would highly recommend it for this reason.