Public finance examination 2012/13

1. What is the public finance? (Chapter 1, S.Bailey, Strategic Public Finance )

2. Libertarian principles for public finance. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

3. Neo-liberal principles for public finance. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

4. Collectivist principles for public finance. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

5. The role of public finance in libertarianism. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

6. The role of public finance in Neo-liberal political philosophy. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

7. The role of public finance in Collectivism. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

8. Understanding of the efficiency in libertarian, neo-liberal and collectivism. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

9. Understanding of the equity in libertarian, neo-liberal and collectivism. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

10. Understanding of the economy in libertarian, neo-liberal and collectivism. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

11. Understanding of the effectiveness in libertarian, neo-liberal and collectivism. (Chapter 1, S.Bailey)

12. The Neo-liberal resurgence . (Chapter 1, S.Bailey) s.11-14.

13. Globalization, political philosophy and public finance. ( S.Bailey s.14-16).

14. The relationship between the citizen and the state in the different political philosophies.(s.22-24)

15. Sources of the public finance. (Chapter 5, S.Bailey, Rising Public Finance)

16. Explain how demographic tendencies and aging process creates demand of public finance importance. (S.117-118, 133-134 S.Bailey)

17. European Union - a high tax area - explain what does it mean. (class presentation)

18. Relation between public spending and a human development index (HDI) - Lecture

19. Social and development expenditure of the budget. New challenges - lecture

20. Low and high tax areas in EU and it consequences - class presentation

21. Personal income taxes in EU - main ideas.

22. Corporate income taxes in EU.

23. Environmental taxes in EU - classification and tendencies - class presentation.

24. The budget procedure in EU. (lecture and brochure pdf.)

25. The evolution of budget revenues in EU. (lecture and brochure pdf.)

26. The priorities of new financial perspective 2007-13. (lecture and brochure pdf.)

27. EU budget expenditures in 2007-13 - lecture and brochure pdf.

28. Necessary budget reforms - which one and why? -lecture and brochure pdf .

29. The main challenges of EU`s public finance in 2014-20 - lecture and brochure pdf .

30. Member states as a net-payers and net-gainers of public finance - lecture and brochure pdf.

31. What are the main spending of EU budget and why - lecture and brochure pdf.

32. New priorities of EU spending - lecture and brochure pdf .

33. Europe 2020 and priorities of the new financial framework 2014-20 lecture and brochure pdf

34. Financial crisis, public debt, budget deficit - challenges for public sector and growing role of government - class presentation.

35. New relation between private and public sector after global financial crisis - class presentation.

Questions are based on my lectures and study materials which are on my webpage. Please prepare short (1/2 - 2/3 page ) answers.

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