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Size of the
Government:
Its Implication of
Public Finance
Lecture 5.2
1. Role of
govt.
Outline
Outline
3. Impact on govt.
finance
Education
Investment in human capital
Economic return: productivity
Better jobs: higher income
Positive externalities of education
Positive economic impact
Well-educated population
Positive social impact less social problems
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Health care
Provide the poor with adequate health care
Basic role of the government
Positive externalities from health care
Economic returns from healthy population
Social returns from health population
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Energy
Energy source of development
Efficient energy use ensure sustainable
environment (using non-renewable energy
resources such as coal or petroleum resources)
For long term purpose, future generation
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Outline
4. Implication
on the
economy
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Outline
5. Conclusion
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Conclusion
Managing public finance not as
straight forward as managing
corporate finance
Political angle
Impact on the peoples well-being
Impact on the economy
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Thank You
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Quotations
The era of the Government knows
everything is over
- Dato Sri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak
Prime Minister
The Government has no business to be
in business
- Tun Daim Zainuddin,
former Finance Minister
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