Includes index.

Chapter 1. The Role and scope of public finance -- Chapter 2. The Development of public figure -- Chapter 3. Some theories on government spending -- Chapter 4. Government budgeting in the Philippines -- Chapter 5. Performance budgeting in the Philippines -- Chapter 6. Government expenditures by function -- Chapter 8. Shifting and incidence -- Chapter 9. Taxation: income and wealth -- Chapter 10. Taxation: income and wealth (other taxes) -- Chapter 11. Taxation: production and sale -- Chapter 12. Taxation: production and sale (other taxes) -- Chapter 13. Organization for tax policy planning and tax administration -- Chapter 14. Economic aspects of the public debt -- Chapter 15. The Philippine experience in public borrowing -- Chapter 16. Local government: their financing -- Chapter 17. Government enterprises -- Chapter 18. Fiscal-monetary policies for economic growth -- Chapter 19. Tax incentives -- Chapter 20. Economic planning in the Philippines.

This book aims to contribute to a better understanding of public finance in a Philippine setting. It attempts to present a comprehensive treatment of public finance literatures which will be of help to those who are interested to know the working of government finance in a developing Asian country.