Subject(s): BUSINESS & ECONOMICS in Public Finance. -- Government and the market : Government in a market system, Structure of government, Measuring the size and scope of government -- Theoretical foundation : Efficiency- Public goods and externalities, Decision making in the public sector, Equity and income distribution, Competition and government -- Funding government_ taxes, dees and Grants : Principle of taxation - efficiency and equity issues, Practical problem in tax design, Taxes on Income, Taxes on sale and consumption, Taxes on property and wealth, Fees and charges as a revenue source, Intergovernmental grants in theory and practice -- Government spending : Budgeting in the public sector- forecasting, cost benefit analysis and debt management , Public education, Infrastructure, capital spending and public sector borrowing, Welfare, social security and the social safety net, Health care