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PART I Introduction 1 Why study state and local government finance? 2 Microeconomic analysis: market effiiency and market failure PART II Public choice and fiscal federalism 3 Demand for state and local government goods and services 4 Public choice without mobility: voting 5 Public choice through mobility 6 Organization of subnational government PART III Provision of state and local goods and services 7 Supply of state and local goods and services 8 Pricing of government goods: user charges 9 Intergovernmental grants 10 Capital investment, borrowing, and debt PART IV Revenue for state and local governments 11 Principles of tax analysis 12 The property tax 13 Sales and excise taxes 14 Individual income taxes 15 Business taxes 16 Revenue from government monopoly and regulation PART V Applications and policy analysis 17 Education 18 Transportation 19 Health and welfare 20 Economic development
