Economics of the Public Sector

Public Sector Economics is one of the main fields in economics. Using micro and macroeconomic analysis, this field studies government behaviors in the supply of public goods, controlling uncertainty, reducing poverty and inequality, and analyzing the effects of these behaviors on economic variables. In recent years, with the rise of political economy and institutionalism in economic analysis, alternative theories have emerged in the public sector. The purpose of proposing alternative theories is to pay attention to the fact that there are different perspectives for solving economic problems and these problems can be viewed from different perspectives. In expressing the theoretical issues of the book, these new theories and approaches, including general choice, are considered. In this work, while addressing the common theoretical issues in public sector economics, some of the evidence and observed facts of the Iranian public sector are presented in the form of a textbook.