Public and private pension spending: principles, practice and the need for reform

Published on 20 March 2003

The Economics of Public Spending investigates the extent of government involvement in the economy, details its rational, and traces its historical record.

The Economics of Public Spending investigates the extent of government involvement in the economy, details its rational, and traces its historical record. The book unites articles previously published in Fiscal Studies, each one addressing a different area of expenditure and written by an economist specializing in that field. They describe both the data on public expenditure and the theory relevant to understanding the policy issues. A new introduction investigates the overall role of the public sector and discusses the general theory of public expenditure.

Authors

James Banks
James Banks

CPP Co-Director

James is Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at Manchester, working on broad issues in the economics of retirement, savings and health.

Carl Emmerson
Carl Emmerson

Deputy Director

Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Book Chapter details

Publisher
Oxford University Press

Suggested citation

Banks, J and Emmerson, C. (2003). 'Public and private pension spending: principles, practice and the need for reform'

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