• ISBN13: 9788171562732
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Business Management
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint:
• Publication Date: July 27, 1989
• Pages: 188
• Original Price: 125.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 170 grams

Though basically theoretical, the book has throughout Indian background. An effort has been made to bring the definition of public finance to date. The justification for the existence of the public sector has been brought out in as simple a manner as possible. The idea of social balance has been clarified briefly. Similarly, various allocation techniques have been analysed in a straightforward manner. The concept of optimal allocation and the difficulty in its attainment in historical perspective and on the basis of various approaches has been given, besides a relevant examination of the contribution of political tools in the revelation of social welfare function.

The notions of fiscal rationality and fiscal neutrality have been spelt out while examining the various criteria of fiscal rationality. Different budget concepts have been briefly and precisely given along with a concise explanation of the budgetary procedure. Constitutional division of fiscal powers in India, inter-governmental fiscal relations and problems and the various techniques of their solution have been analysed. Public sector budgetary growth on the basis of different theoretical hypotheses as well as in the context of India has been narrated.

Besides giving briefly the growth of public expenditure in India, the principles and types of public expenditure have been described. Effects of public expenditure on economic activity have been analysed and the modes of public expenditure evaluation have also been given in a simple, brief and precise manner.

The book would be quite useful to the postgraduate students of our Universities, to those appearing for various competitive examinations, to the administrators engaged in policy making, and to the public at large.

P.C. Jain, B.A. Hons., J.D., M.A., Ph.D. from Punjab, Delhi and Kurukshetra Universities respectively has been Professor and Head of the Department of Economics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana) from where he has recently retired after rendering 34 years useful service to the teaching profession. He has been Coordinator of University Leadership Programme of the University Grants Commission at the Kurukshetra University Economics Department for quite a few years. He has been President of Haryana Economic Association since its inception in 1979 to date. He has been member of Boards of Studies and of Faculties of various Universities in the region. He is Member of the Haryana State Planning Board. He has authored Agricultural Taxation in Haryana and three volumes of Economics of Public Finance. More than a dozen of his scholars have been awarded Ph.D. degrees and many more M.Phil, degrees for their dissertations.