Getting Started. Introduction. Tools of Positive Analysis. Tools of Normative Analysis -- Analysis of Public Expenditure. Public Goods. Externalities. Political Economy. Income Redistribution: Conceptual Issues. Expenditure Programs for the Poor. Social Insurance I: Social Security and Unemployment Insurance. Social Insurance II: Health Care. Cost-Benefit Analysis -- A Framework for Tax Analysis. Taxation and Income Distribution. Taxation and Efficiency. Efficient and Equitable Taxation -- The United States Revenue System. The Personal Income Tax. Personal Taxation and Behavior. The Corporation Tax. Deficit Finance.