PAHS 401 — Public Finance
Public Administration and Health Services Management · University of Ghana
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the basic principles and practice of funding government expenditure in Ghana. The course examines the core issues in the economics of the public sector. Specific topics will include: the concept, nature and objectives of Public Finance; efficiency and resource allocation; government‘s role in public sector financial management; public goods, externalities and market/government failures; the constitution and public finance; public expenditure; budgeting, budget structures and budget reforms; public revenue; taxation; the role and influence of pressure groups and interest groups on the national budget; and debt Administration Managing Funds.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- PAHS 402 — Health Services Marketing
- PAHS 403 — Health Planning
- PAHS 404 — Applications of Epidemiology
- PAHS 405 — Comparative Health Systems
- PAHS 406 — Health Law
- PAHS 407 — Purchasing and Materials Management
- PAHS 408 — Public Personnel Administration
- PAHS 411 — Environmental Management
- PAHS 413 — Development Administration
- PAHS 414 — Introduction to Ethics in Administration
- PAHS 416 — Metropolitan/Municipal Administration
- PAHS 417 — ICT and Public Administration
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).