| CHAPTER I | |
| THE BUDGET IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC STRUCTURE | |
| 7 | 1. THE BUDGET AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY |
| 19 | 2. GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE AND INEFFICIENCY OF THE MARKET MECHANISM |
| 36 | 3. STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC FINANCE |
| CHAPTER II | |
| FEDERAL BUDGET EXPENDITURE | |
| 56 | [introduction.] |
| 59 | 1. MILITARY SPENDING OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
| 72 | 2. NEEDS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE SYSTEM OF CIVILIAN SPENDING |
| CHAPTER III | |
| TAX REVENUE OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET | |
| 83 | [introduction.] |
| 85 | 1. THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX SYSTEM |
| 92 | 2. FEDERAL TAX ON CORPORATION INCOMES |
| 102 | 3. THE STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM OF EROSION OF THE TAX BASE |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| “THE PURE THEORY” OF PUBLIC FINANCE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS | |
| 108 | [introduction.] |
| 111 | 1. “PURE THEORY OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE”: MAIN IDEAS |
| 114 | 2. THE PURE THEORY OF PUBLIC FINANCE: AN ANALYSIS OF SOME PREMISES |
| 120 | 3. MECHANISM OF CHOICE OF PUBLIC GOODS |
| CHAPTER V | |
| 126 | PUBLIC DEBT AND MONETARY SYSTEM |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| FINANCES OF STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | |
| 146 | [introduction.] |
| 154 | 1. EXPENDITURES OF STATE AND LOCAL BUDGETS |
| 167 | 2. REVENUE OF STATE AND LOCAL BUDGETS |
| 180 | 3. FEDERAL, GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS |
| 188 | 4. BORROWING OPERATIONS AND THE STATE-LOCAL DEBT |
| 198 | CONCLUSION |
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