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 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.