Public Finance in Theory and Practice will provide students with an understanding of the economic role of government. The students will be provided with the tools to critically analyze problems/issues of the public sector using basic economic theory. The author takes a strong emphasis on policy analysis as a way to integrate theory. Integrated throughout the text is an international comparative perspective, allowing students to gain an understanding on various ways to organize government, create policies, collect revenue, and allocate funds. Unlike most public finance text in the market today, Ulbrich's voice represents a public choice approach.