Public Economics is a southern African textbook on the subject, written by respected South African experts. The new edition deals with current issues such as social security and health care, and demonstrates how public economic theory is relevant to the real-world context.

Public Economics equips senior undergraduate and postgraduate students with basic analytic skills and demonstrates how these apply to practical issues.

Public Economics 7e is a southern African textbook on the subject, written by well-respected South African experts. Dealing with current issues such as social security and health care, the textbook demonstrates how public economic theory is relevant to the real-world context. Cross-references to, and examples from countries making up the southern African region are made throughout the text, in view of the increased interaction and economic cooperation between these countries. The new edition of Public Economics equips senior undergraduate and postgraduate students with the basic analytical skills and demonstrates how these skills can be applied to practical issues. New to this edition: New information on allocative efficiency, imperfect competition and regulation that deals with natural monopoly pricing, competitive restructuring, privatisation and types of regulation; Separate chapters on personal income tax and on the taxation of companies, which includes foci on capital gains taxation, small businesses, the informal sector, tax gap analysis, compliance and tax reforms; Special attention to different views on fiscal policy and the requirements of public debt sustainability.

Public economics 4e provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of public economics within a South African and Southern African context. Its emphasis is on developing students understanding of the theoretical issues pertaining to the role of government in a mixed economy, as it translates into expenditure on government functions. The conceptual framework for the book is that of a medium-sized, open developing economy, exposed to the forces of democratisation and globalisation. Features: this book is the only South African text that enables the South African undergraduate and postgraduate student to develop a greater appreciation for the broader economic environment in which they operate.