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Informationen zum Autor Stephen J. Bailey Klappentext Strategic Public Finance takes a multidisciplinary approach to public finance. It considers the nature of public finance and its symbiotic relationship with economy and society. It considers its philosophical underpinnings, the nature of the services it finances, its relative scale, how it is raised and spent, its possible beneficial and adverse effects, its sustainability, the appropriate governmental level of decision making, the means by which it can be disbursed, and an optimal strategy for public finance. Zusammenfassung Strategic Public Finance takes a multidisciplinary approach to public finance. It considers the nature of public finance and its symbiotic relationship with economy and society. It considers its philosophical underpinnings, the nature of the services it finances, its relative scale, how it is raised and spent, its possible beneficial and adverse effects, its sustainability, the appropriate governmental level of decision making, the means by which it can be disbursed, and an optimal strategy for public finance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Philosophical and Analytical Frameworks for Public Finance  Property Rights and Public Finance  The Relative Scale of Public Finance  Spending Public Finance  Raising Public Finance  Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Public Finance  Structural Gaps in Public Finance  Strategic Issues for Local Public Finance  Vouchers as an Alternative Public Service Funding System  Conclusions A Strategy for Public Finance.