Lecture 3

24 Fevereiro 2015, 17:00 • Paulo Trigo Pereira

Chapter 1: Public finances and the role of the state

  1.2. Public finances and several theories about the role of the government

  1.2.1. Introduction

  1.2.2. The minimal state and the primacy of the market

  1.2.2.1. The English classical school: the laissez-faire doctrine

  1.2.2.2. Robert Nozick : The market as a fair process

  1.1.3. The welfare state

  1.2.3.1. Definition

  1.2.3.3. The (re)distribution of income

  1.2.3.3. The provision of primary goods

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Lecture 2

23 Fevereiro 2015, 15:30 • Paulo Trigo Pereira

Chapter 1: Public finances and the role of the state

  1.1. The public sector in a mixed economy

  1.1.1. The positive and normative approaches

  1.1.2. The normative principles: efficiency, equity and liberty

  1.1.3. The functions of the state: allocation, distribution and             stabilisation

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Lecture 1

19 Fevereiro 2015, 13:30 • Paulo Trigo Pereira

Presentation of the Syllabus of the discipline (porgramme, evaluation method, bibliography) 

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