Finanzwissenschaft This standard textbook offers a comprehensive and understandable presentation of public sector economics. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated so as to consider the latest developments in theory as well as changes in institutions and global economic frameworks. Biographical note: Prof. Dr. em. Dieter Brümmerhoff (Universität Rostock);Prof. Dr. Thiess Büttner (Friedrich Alexander Universität Nürnberg Erlangen)