Öffentliche Finanzen in der Demokratie

Dr. Charles B. Blankart is Professor Emeritus of Public Finance at Humboldt University in Berlin and a permanent visiting professor at the University of Lucerne. He is the author of numerous publications in the fields of political economy and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board at the Federal Ministry of Economics. This book systematically covers the entire field of public finance: the theory of the state, government spending, taxes, public debt, fiscal policy, cost-benefit analysis, bureaucracy, healthcare, public procurement, the environment and climate, and fiscal federalism in theory and practice in Europe, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA. Reviews of the 8th edition: "An excellent textbook on public finance. It not only covers all the important topics in the field but is also engagingly written, highly relevant, and incredibly detailed.".