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The Economics of Public Services

Proceedings of a Conference held by the International Economic Association

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: International Economic Association Series (IEA)

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Economics of Housing Programmes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Distributional Issues in Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
  4. The Criminal Justice System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Jury Size and Composition: An Economic Approach

      • Alvin K. Klevorick
      Pages 75-115
  5. Economic Effects of Social Security

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
  6. Decentralised Provision of Public Services

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
    2. The Supply of Communal Goods and Revenue Sharing

      • Eytan Sheshinski
      Pages 253-273
    3. The Theory of Local Public Goods

      • Joseph E. Stiglitz
      Pages 274-333
    4. The City as a Firm

      • William Vickrey
      Pages 334-343
    5. The Assignment Problem in Federal Structures

      • Albert Breton, Anthony Scott
      Pages 344-357

Editors and Affiliations

  • Harvard University, USA

    Martin S. Feldstein

  • University of Pennsylvania, USA

    Robert P. Inman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Economics of Public Services

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Conference held by the International Economic Association

  • Editors: Martin S. Feldstein, Robert P. Inman

  • Series Title: International Economic Association Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02917-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1977

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-19543-7Published: 18 May 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-02919-8Published: 01 January 1977

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-02917-4Published: 30 December 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2662-6330

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-6349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 529

  • Topics: Public Finance, Economics, general

  • Industry Sectors: Finance, Business & Banking

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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