1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910148905803321

Autore

Kerr Judith <1923-2019>

Titolo

TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

HarperCollins UK

ISBN

0-00-751058-6

Disciplina

823.914

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

A voracious guest makes a surprise visit in this classic tale for children.When the doorbell rings unexpectedly one afternoon, Sophie and her mummy can't imagine who might be there. Much to their surprise, a tiger with a very large appetite has come to tea! What will they tell Daddy when he returns home and finds all the cupboards bare?First published in 1968, this classic and whimsical book from beloved children's author Judith Kerr is a delightful (and delicious) story about the best way to entertain an unexpected house guest, even when that guest just so happens to be a tiger.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971437103321

Autore

Kaplow Louis

Titolo

The theory of taxation and public economics / / Louis Kaplow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2008

ISBN

9786613256034

9781283256032

1283256037

9781400839223

140083922X

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (495 p.)

Disciplina

336.2001

Soggetti

Finance, Public

Taxation

Income tax

Welfare economics

Distributive justice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-454) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Framework. An integrated view; The social objective -- Optimal taxation. Optimal income taxation; Elaboration and extensions; Income and commodity taxation -- Government expenditures. Transfer payments; Goods and services -- Additional aspects of taxation. Taxation of capital; Taxation of transfers; Taxation and social security; Taxation of families -- Distributive justice and social welfare. Welfare; Social welfare function; Other normative criteria.

Sommario/riassunto

The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics presents a unified conceptual framework for analyzing taxation--the first to be systematically developed in several decades. An original treatment of the subject rather than a textbook synthesis, the book contains new analysis that generates novel results, including some that overturn long-standing conventional wisdom. This fresh approach should change thinking, research, and teaching for decades to come. Building on the work of James Mirrlees, Anthony Atkinson and Joseph Stiglitz,



and subsequent researchers, and in the spirit of classics by A. C. Pigou, William Vickrey, and Richard Musgrave, this book steps back from particular lines of inquiry to consider the field as a whole, including the relationships among different fiscal instruments. Louis Kaplow puts forward a framework that makes it possible to rigorously examine both distributive and distortionary effects of particular policies despite their complex interactions with others. To do so, various reforms--ranging from commodity or estate and gift taxation to regulation and public goods provision--are combined with a distributively offsetting adjustment to the income tax. The resulting distribution-neutral reform package holds much constant while leaving in play the distinctive effects of the policy instrument under consideration. By applying this common methodology to disparate subjects, The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics produces significant cross-fertilization and yields solutions to previously intractable problems.