Ch. 1 Individuals and government. -- Ch. 2 Efficiency, markets, and governments. -- Ch. 3 Externalities and government policy. -- Ch. 4 Public goods. -- Ch. 5 Public choice and the political process. -- Ch. 6 Cost-benefit analysis and government investments. -- Ch. 7 Government subsidies and income support for the poor. -- Ch. 8 Social security and social insurance. -- Ch. 9 Government and health care. -- Ch. 10 Introduction to government finance. -- Ch. 11 Taxation, prices, efficiency, and the distribution of income. -- Ch. 12 Budget balance and government debt. -- Ch. 13 The theory of income taxation. -- Ch. 14 Taxation of personal income in the United States. -- Ch. 15 Taxation of corporate income. -- Ch. 16 Taxes on consumption and sales. -- Ch. 17 Taxes on wealth, property, and estates. -- Ch. 18 Fiscal federalism and the state and local government finance