Contents: Preface
1. The role of the public sector
2. Allocation, distribution and stabilization
3. Market failure and other reasons for public interventions
4. Size of the public sector
5. Taxation and impact on societies
6. Fiscal policy - what works what does not work
7. Steering of the public sector economy
8. In-cash benefits - the role of the public sector
9. In-kind benefits - the service of the public sector
10. International influence, including the economic and monetary union
11. A social investment perspective on public sector spending
12. Challenges for the public sector - a few concluding remarks
Index.