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Resource Allocation in the Public Sector - Values, Priorities and Markets in the Management of Public Services (Hardcover):... Resource Allocation in the Public Sector - Values, Priorities and Markets in the Management of Public Services (Hardcover)
Colin Fisher
R5,384 Discovery Miles 53 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the public sector at the moment resources are scarce - or at the very least finite and limited - how they are allocated is therefore of crucial importance.
This book analyses this process and examines the competing values that underlie the public service ethic, including the role of markets and quasi-markets, in the delivery of public services.
Topics discussed include:
* whether people should be denied the public services they need because public bodies are short of money
* what balance we should strike between markets and public organisations to provide public services
* whether the use of markets has gone too far and whether we need to return to a public service ethic

Rating Law and Valuation (Paperback): Frances A.S. Plimmer Rating Law and Valuation (Paperback)
Frances A.S. Plimmer
R2,266 Discovery Miles 22 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Following the introduction of the uniform business rate in 1990, local property taxation changed dramatically, whilst retaining many of its historical and familiar characteristics. Rating Law and Valuation details the existing, non-domestic rating system from the principles of rate liability and the definition of hereditament, the rateable value, to the procedure for compiling and altering the rating lists. The book also discusses how the methods of valuation are used by rating valuers to produce rateable values for the more common property types. The text concludes with a similar treatment of Council Tax which is levied on domestic property. Rating Law and Valuation is written primarily for those studying property valuation as part of their course, and is an indispensible reference book for those taking professional courses of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers (ISVA), and Institute of Revenue and Rating Valuation (IRRV). It is also a useful resource for practitioners who are required to deal with rating law and valuation but who do not do so on a regular basis.

Handbook of Public Finance (Hardcover): Fred Thompson, Mark T. Green Handbook of Public Finance (Hardcover)
Fred Thompson, Mark T. Green
R8,087 Discovery Miles 80 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presenting emphases on and approaches to issues such as government spending, reporting, pricing and fiscal federalism, the Handbook of Public Finance demonstrates the utility of integrating public finance theory with actual public policy practices. It discusses applications in major subfields of public finance, including public education, environmental regulation, energy policy, social welfare programs, and local and state politics. Other topics of discussion include the theory and practice of tax incidence analysis; the marginal costs of taxation and regulation, the economics of expenditure incidence, discounting and the social discount rate; passive use benefits, and public sector pricing.

Double Entry Bookkeeping in British Central Government, 1822-1856 (Hardcover): Hugh Coombs, John R Edwards, Hugh Greener Double Entry Bookkeeping in British Central Government, 1822-1856 (Hardcover)
Hugh Coombs, John R Edwards, Hugh Greener
R4,229 Discovery Miles 42 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Modern Public Economics (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Raghbendra Jha Modern Public Economics (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Raghbendra Jha
R5,271 Discovery Miles 52 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This wide-ranging, up-to-date and detailed account of all aspects of public economics covers topics as varied as:

* classical theorems of welfare economics
* the theory of public expenditure
* the effects of taxation on savings, labour supply investment and risk-taking
* commodity, income and expenditure taxation
* public sector and cost-benefit analysis
* fiscal federalism.

Written by Raghbendra Jha, an author with an established reputation, this book fills the gap in literature on this topic and will be a valuable reference for undergraduates in the fields of economics and public finance.

Modern Public Economics (Paperback): Raghbendra Jha Modern Public Economics (Paperback)
Raghbendra Jha
R1,878 Discovery Miles 18 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Modern Public Economics covers this popular subject area in an accessible and user-friendly way. Topics are coherently explored and include welfare economics, taxation theory, applied problems in public economics and fiscal federalism. All results are explicitly derived, making analysis of topics much clearer for students. The book also interweaves topics from the frontiers of research, giving students a basis from which to participate in contemporary discussions. This book will be of great use to advanced undergraduates and also postgraduates in Public Economics.

Terminating Public Programs: An American Political Paradox - An American Political Paradox (Paperback): Mark R. Daniels Terminating Public Programs: An American Political Paradox - An American Political Paradox (Paperback)
Mark R. Daniels
R1,515 Discovery Miles 15 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Talk about government cutbacks is as common as actual program elimination is rare. Even the most ardent proponents of downsizing government are reluctant to name the programs they have in their sights.

This short and very readable book examines why and when policies or organizations are terminated, how they can be terminated successfully, and what often prevents them from being terminated. The author reviews the literature on termination and a variety of case studies in order to identify the theories of termination that have been supported by research. He advances seven conclusions about program terminations that should be taped to the refrigerator of every social scientist, citizen, and public official committed to achieving a balanced budget by 2002.

Terminating Public Programs: An American Political Paradox - An American Political Paradox (Hardcover, New): Mark R. Daniels Terminating Public Programs: An American Political Paradox - An American Political Paradox (Hardcover, New)
Mark R. Daniels
R3,902 Discovery Miles 39 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Talk about government cutbacks is as common as actual program elimination is rare. Even the most ardent proponents of downsizing government are reluctant to name the programs they have in their sights.

This short and very readable book examines why and when policies or organizations are terminated, how they can be terminated successfully, and what often prevents them from being terminated. The author reviews the literature on termination and a variety of case studies in order to identify the theories of termination that have been supported by research. He advances seven conclusions about program terminations that should be taped to the refrigerator of every social scientist, citizen, and public official committed to achieving a balanced budget by 2002.

Getting Prices Right - Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (Hardcover): Dean Baker Getting Prices Right - Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (Hardcover)
Dean Baker
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPI is used to index Social Security payments and many other federal programs, as well as to adjust tax brackets. Today, the accuracy of the CPI is being hotly debated, particularly in light of the Boskin Commission report that concluded in December 1996 that the CPI overstates inflation by 1.1%. If accepted and applied in the formulation of economic policy, the report would have major implications for balancing the federal budget. It would have a direct impact on the lives of Americans who are beneficiaries of government programs as well as on everyone who pays taxes. In this book, Dean Baker introduces and explains the significance of the debate, presents the full text of the Boskin Commission report and finally discusses in a far-reaching and insightful analysis both the Commission's research methodology and its conclusions.

The Treasury in Public Policy-Making (Hardcover, Revised): Prof Richard A Chapman The Treasury in Public Policy-Making (Hardcover, Revised)
Prof Richard A Chapman
R1,189 Discovery Miles 11 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This text clarifies and consolidates existing knowledge about the development of the Treasury's role in public policy making. The book focuses on three main areas: the development of the Treasury from earliest times to the present, giving special attention to the last 25 years; the Treasury's current structure and organization at both ministerial and official level, including the radical changes that were introduced in 1995 as a result of the 1994 Fundamental Expenditure Review; the Treasury's role in the financing and responsibility of Next Steps Agencies, including brief case studies of the Civil Service College, the Contributions Agency and the Royal Mint. The structure and organization of the Treasury was radically changed in 1995 following a new statement of its aim, mission and objectives. These changes are explained here, with details of its new directorate and team structure.

The Politics of Corporate Taxation in the European Union - Knowledge and International Policy Agendas (Hardcover, New): Claudio... The Politics of Corporate Taxation in the European Union - Knowledge and International Policy Agendas (Hardcover, New)
Claudio Radaelli
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This study explores the formation of the European Union's tax policy and asks why member states did not raise objections to it. Firstly, it examines the "Europeanization" of domestic tax policy in Italy and the UK, asking how domestic policy has changed and what is meant by "Europeanization". Secondly it puts the European Union tax policy in the wider context of tax globalization. Will the liberalization of capital movement, tax havens and the flexibility of multinationals in managing their taxable incomes wreck the European Union's fragile tax policies? In addressing these issues the study finds that knowledge is one of the most important resources in the European corporate tax process. It highlights the political problems raised by the search for rules, principles and appropriate levels of tax co-ordination and concludes that the European Union should re-consider its tax policy with new arguments.

The Coherence of EU Regional Policy - Contrasting Perspectives on the Structural Funds (Paperback, Revised): John Bachtler,... The Coherence of EU Regional Policy - Contrasting Perspectives on the Structural Funds (Paperback, Revised)
John Bachtler, Ivan Turok
R1,397 R1,132 Discovery Miles 11 320 Save R265 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book brings together a rich selection of up-to-date practical experience of EU regional policy from across Europe. It provides different perspectives on the design and operation of regional development strategies under the Structural Funds, from people closely involved in studying, managing or advising on the process at EU, national and regional levels. It therefore offers a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of the structural policies than has been available hitherto. This will prove particularly useful to researchers, practitioners and students interested in European regional policies and processes.

The Impact of Privatization - Ownership and Corporate Performance in the United Kingdom (Hardcover, New): Stephen Martin, David... The Impact of Privatization - Ownership and Corporate Performance in the United Kingdom (Hardcover, New)
Stephen Martin, David Parker
R5,382 Discovery Miles 53 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Are resources allocated more efficiently through private ownership than through the public sector? The experiences of eleven newly privatised companies are examined to evaluate this hypothesis. With the Government's pro-privatization policies in place for over a decade, this is a prime time to evaluate theory versus reality.

Macroeconomic Dimensions of Public Finance - Essays in Honour of Vito Tanzi (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Mario Blejer,... Macroeconomic Dimensions of Public Finance - Essays in Honour of Vito Tanzi (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Mario Blejer, Teresa Ter-Minassian
R2,404 Discovery Miles 24 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There is no magic formula for balancing fiscal policy and economic performance. As a scholar and policy advisor, Vito Tanzi has made a major contribution to identifying links between public finance and macro- and microeconomic consequences. His findings bear relevance in both developing and industrialized economies. The essays in this volume and its companion, Fiscal Policy and Economic Reforms, highlight many of these interconnected issues, for instance the interaction between budgetary policy and economic aggregates, such as employment, inflation and growth, and the implication of economic linkages for designing fiscal policies. Further areas of interconnection include expenditure policies and alternative deficit financing strategies, and the trade-offs between macro- and microeconomic objectives. The list of contributors includes Max Corden, John Makin, Ronald McKinnon and Richard Musgrave.

Here Now Next - Paul Goodman and the Origins of Gestalt Therapy (Hardcover): Taylor Stoehr Here Now Next - Paul Goodman and the Origins of Gestalt Therapy (Hardcover)
Taylor Stoehr
R1,422 Discovery Miles 14 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Paul Goodman left his mark in a number of fields: he went from being known as a social critic and philosopher of the New Left to poet and literary critic to author of influential works on education (Compulsory Mis-education) and community planning (Communitas). Perhaps his most significant achievement was in his contribution to the founding and theoretical portion of the classic text Gestalt Therapy (with F. S. Perls and R. E. Hefferline, 1951), still regarded as the cornerstone of Gestalt practice.

Taylor Stoher's Here Now Next is the first scholarly account of the origins of Gestalt therapy, told from the point of view of its chief theoretician by a man who knew him well. Stoehr describes both Goodman's role in establishing the principal ideas of the Gestalt movement and the ways in which his practice as a therapist changed him, ultimately leading to a new vocation as the "socio-therapist" of the body politic. He places Goodman in the midst of his world, showing how his personal and public life - including his political activities in the 1960s - were transformed by Gestalt ideas, and he presents revealing sketches of other major figures from those days - Fritz Perls, Wilhelm Reich, A. S. Neill, and others.

Ecotaxation (Hardcover): Timothy O'Riordan Ecotaxation (Hardcover)
Timothy O'Riordan
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ecotaxation covers two distinct ideas. To date, it has largely been associated with the 'polluter pays' principle, in the form of correctional charges imposed on activities which have a demonstrably damaging effect on the quality of life or the environment. The other involves a more ambitious policy shift, aiming to put taxation onto a different basis, away from income and labour, and onto resource-depleting and environmentally damaging activities. By going further, and directing the additional revenue towards environmentally supportive and socially improving ends, it can be part of the fiscal basis for sustainable development. This volume explores the history of both ideas, but with more emphasis on the wider-ranging policy alternatives that ecotaxation represents. The contributors look at the mixed records of the correctional economic instruments which have been introduced, suggesting that unless they are integrated into a more comprehensive package of reforms, they are not likely to have much effect on the direction of an already unsustainable economy. On the other hand, taxation has the potential not only to stimulate sustainable forms of economic activity but also, by lowering the costs of work and employment, to create jobs and greater social justice. At a time when governments' room for manoeuvre is being more and more restricted by conflicting social, economic and environmental commitments and pressures, revenue-neutral ecotaxation has a crucial role to play in reconciling those objectives and putting policy onto a new and lasting footing.

Paying For Welfare - Towards 2000 (Paperback, 3rd New edition): Howard Glennerster Paying For Welfare - Towards 2000 (Paperback, 3rd New edition)
Howard Glennerster
R1,553 Discovery Miles 15 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a third edition of a successful textbook that provides a contemporary account of how social services in the UK are paid for. The new edition brings the textbook up-to-date with its fast-moving subject area, explaining the finance of human services - health care, education, housing, social security a nd social care-through a review of the economic literature. It also gives an account of how the cash to pay for the services actually reaches schools, hospitals and social service departments, right from the start of the process, examining how government raises taxes, through to allocation of the funds. Both comprehensive and expertly written, this textbook will continue to feature as key reading for a variety of Social and Policy related courses.

EXPLAINING THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF NATIONS - Essays in Time and Space (Hardcover): Angus Maddison EXPLAINING THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF NATIONS - Essays in Time and Space (Hardcover)
Angus Maddison
R4,369 Discovery Miles 43 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Angus Maddison has made a major contribution to our understanding of the comparative, historical and quantitative aspects of economic growth. This important collection of his work - including a number of original new essays - offers an authoritative analysis of the economic performance of nations. Drawing extensively on quantitative and qualitative evidence, Professor Maddison provides a clear view of why growth rates differ, why real income and productivity spreads are so wide, and why the pace of growth has varied over time. The first section features essays which provide an analytical framework for causal analysis of growth performance, this is followed by papers on investment and capital stock estimation, savings behaviour and measurement of economic performance levels. There are three essays on the roots of economic 'backwardness' and the final section deals with the effect of economic and social policy on the performance of advanced capitalist countries. These essays offer a depth of historical and interspatial perspective which is unrivalled. In addition to focusing on the influences of institutions, ideology and colonialism, Professor Maddison's analysis makes sophisticated use of the growth accounting approach. A specially-written autobiographical essay has also been included.

PUBLIC GOODS AND PRIVATE COMMUNITIES - The Market Provision of Social Services (Hardcover): Fred E. Foldvary PUBLIC GOODS AND PRIVATE COMMUNITIES - The Market Provision of Social Services (Hardcover)
Fred E. Foldvary
R3,446 Discovery Miles 34 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Do public goods and services, such as streets, parks and dams have to be provided by government? In Public Goods and Private Communities, Fred Foldvary's innovative application of public choice and spatial theory to questions of urban economics and governance shows how collective goods can be provided by agents in a market process.Rejecting the market-failure hypothesis, Dr Foldvary argues that an entrepreneur can provide collective goods by consensual community agreements. Instead of focusing particular services, as previous studies have done, this book concerns itself with entire private communities. A series of case studies demonstrates how real world communities, such as Walt Disney World, the Reston Association in Virginia and the private neighbourhoods of St Louis, are in fact financing their own public goods and services in accordance with this theory. For such communities to rise and prosper, the author contends, government must eliminate restrictions such as zoning as well as the taxation of private services. After considering the implications of his work for urban economies - at a time when many of America's cities are plagued by decay, violence and poverty - Dr Foldvary argues that prosperity can be restored to cities if private communities are allowed to develop. As an original response to an urgent, contemporary problem this well-written book will be welcomed by social scientists, policy makers and business leaders seeking solutions to problems of urban decay.

The Current Account and Foreign Debt (Hardcover, New): John Pitchford The Current Account and Foreign Debt (Hardcover, New)
John Pitchford
R5,089 Discovery Miles 50 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


It is generally assumed that current deficits are intrinsically bad and in need of correction. The Current Account and Foreign Debt argues that this is not always the case. The author analyses a broad range of issues in support of this argument. These include:
* Approaches to current account balance
* Short run issues
* Longer run issues
* Policy

The book can be read as an integrated whole, or alternatively, each chapter can be consulted without reference to the others. The Current Account and Foreign Debt provides the counterbalance to a common misapprehension in economic theory. It will be a valuable guide for all those interested in international monetary theory.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203031040

Europe Managing the Crisis - The politics of fiscal consolidation (Paperback): Tiina Randma-Liiv, Walter Kickert Europe Managing the Crisis - The politics of fiscal consolidation (Paperback)
Tiina Randma-Liiv, Walter Kickert
R1,765 Discovery Miles 17 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Studies of the recent financial crisis have been largely dominated by economists, but the similarities and differences between European countries' response reflect both economic and political perspectives which have resulted in considerable differences in their decisions. Drawing on uniquely comprehensive research data, this book presents an in-depth comparative analysis of how 14 European governments tackled the challenge of fiscal consolidation, and analyses the political decision-making behind these measures. By exploring national responses not just in fiscal terms, but also from a political perspective, it reveals that decision making has been driven by political factors with profound effects on public administration and management. This ground-breaking book fills an important gap in the research literature for scholars of public management, public administration and policy, and will be a benchmark for future work on the global economic crisis.

The Military Balance 1994-1995 (Paperback, 94th edition): Rachel Neaman The Military Balance 1994-1995 (Paperback, 94th edition)
Rachel Neaman
R5,072 R4,206 Discovery Miles 42 060 Save R866 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is facing an existential crisis. It is ideologically exhausted, economically and morally bankrupt, increasingly unpopular with its own people, isolated, and friendless abroad. It is engaged in a struggle for survival. Nevertheless, as of the mid-1990s, Iran's weaknesses and turmoil have elicited little commentary from the outside world. Ahmed Hashim examines the acute threats and severe problems fading the rulers of Iran in the 1990s. He argues that the IRI entered the latter half of the 1990s faced with a conjunction of acute pressures threatening its political legitimacy, domestic stability, and national security.

Democracy, Bureaucracy and Public Choice - Economic Approaches in Political Science (Hardcover): Patrick Dunleavy Democracy, Bureaucracy and Public Choice - Economic Approaches in Political Science (Hardcover)
Patrick Dunleavy
R4,787 Discovery Miles 47 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Community and the Economy - The Theory of Public Co-operation (Paperback, Revised): Bernard Crick Community and the Economy - The Theory of Public Co-operation (Paperback, Revised)
Bernard Crick; Jonathan Boswell
R1,520 R1,228 Discovery Miles 12 280 Save R292 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


`... the most convincing argument for the mixed economy that I have read in my lifetime ...' - Bernard Crick

`... path-breaking analysis of the links between the values of community and the imperatives of an advanced economy... exemplifies a tentative but unmistakable new paradigm... a subtle argument.' - London Review of Books

`...the book makes an interesting contribution to the emerging alternatives to the prevailing, New Right, ideology of the 1980's' - Robert Pyper, Talking Politics

`...must be read by the politicians partly for its exposition of a theory of a sensible mixed economy... even more valuable if read by accountants, bankers, economists and other specialists who, like the citizen, have one day to realise that the Whole is far, far more than the sum of the parts.' - Political Quarterly

`The most philosophical of the books reviewed, and the one which might in the long run have the greatest impact on our political thinking... [Boswell] takes the argument for what he calls `public cooperation' one stage further than all the others, in that he treats the quality of human relations in the economic field as not just a means to an end (eg high production or stopping wage inflation) but an end in itself.' - Long Range Planning

The Role of the State in Taiwan's Development (Hardcover): Joel D. Aberdach The Role of the State in Taiwan's Development (Hardcover)
Joel D. Aberdach
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

These essays are a product of a co-operative research project between American and Taiwanese social scientists. Of particular interest is the chapter discussing a comparative study of industrial policy, productivity growth and structural change in manufacturing.

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