中国财政前沿问题——2013年秋季学期双学位课程介绍

发布日期:2013-08-22 09:32    来源:北京大学国家发展研究院

北京大学国家发展研究院                                                                                                       林双林  教授

 2013年秋季                                                                                                                     电话: 8252-4674

                                                                                                                       邮箱:shuanglin@pku.edu.cn

课程简介

本课程涉及中国财政的前沿问题,包括政府财政收入、支出的规模与结构及其存在的问题,中国税制存在的问题及改革方向,公共基础设施建设及公共品的提供,城镇职工、事业单位、以及农民社会保障体系,医疗保障体制改革,中央和地方政府债务,财政政策与中国经济增长,中央地方财权和事权及中央对地方的财政转移支付,地方政府新税种的设立,中国传统的财税思想及其对当代财政的影响,等等。本课程旨在使学生深刻理解中国财政的现状及存在的问题,理解中国财政与其他国家财政的共性与特点,利用经济学的基本理论和方法,观察分析当代中国财政问题。

教材和阅读资料

 

林双林,《中国财政前沿问题》,讲稿。

谢旭人,《中国财政改革三十年》,中国财政经济出版社,2008年。

有关期刊、书籍文章。

课程要求

      (1)参加课堂讨论;

      (2)完成作业;

      (3)完成阅读报告;

      (4)写一篇有关中国财政的论文。

评分体系

 

    参与讨论----------------------------------------------------------------------15%

    作业--------------------------------------------------------------------------20%

    阅读报告----------------------------------------------------------------------20%

期末论文 ---------------------------------------------------------------------45%

    总分-------------------------------------------------------------------------100%

 

课程内容:

    1. 中国财政概要

    2. 财政收入的规模和结构

    3. 增值税、营业税、及消费税改革

4. 个人所得税和收入分配

5. 企业所得改革

6. 政府支出和经济增长

7. 城市化与公共基础设施建设

8. 政府政策和环境保护

9. 社会保障改革

10. 医疗保障体制改革

11. 财政赤字、政府债务、及财政政策

12. 政府债务的国际经验教训

13. 寻租及腐败

14. 中央地方财政关系和转移支付

15. 地方财政

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