ABSTRACT

'Dalton has succeeded in expressing general economic concepts in simple language' The Economist.

The 1971 edition of this famous textbook includes recent material to the general survey on the theory of taxation, other forms of public revenue, public expenditure and public debts. There are chapters on modern theories of budgetary policy and the controversial cheap money policy, pursued by the author when he was in charge of the British Treasury from 1945-1947.

part I|22 pages

Introductory

part II|169 pages

Public Income

chapter IV|7 pages

Sources of Public Income

chapter VI|10 pages

Some Characteristics of A Good Tax System

chapter VII|11 pages

The Incidence of Taxation

chapter VIII|24 pages

The Incidence of Taxation

chapter X|27 pages

The Effects of Taxation On Production

chapter XI|25 pages

The Effects of Taxation on Distribution

chapter XII|17 pages

Some Other Effects of Taxation

chapter XV|8 pages

Income From The Public Printing Press

part III|47 pages

Public Expenditure

chapter XVII|6 pages

Grants and Purchase Prices

chapter XVIII|18 pages

The Effects of Public Expenditure On Production

chapter XX|6 pages

Some Other Effects of Public Expenditure

part IV|70 pages

Public Debts

chapter XXI|8 pages

The General Characteristics of Public Debts

chapter XXII|14 pages

The Burden of Public Debts

chapter XXIII|17 pages

The Repayment of Public Debts

chapter XXIV|7 pages

The Conversion of Public Debts

chapter XXV|11 pages

Inter-Governmental Debts

chapter XXVI|11 pages

Balancing The Budget