Public Finance and Public Policy Copyright © 2012 Worth Publishers Public Finance and Public Policy Jonathan Gruber Fourth Edition Copyright © 2012 Worth Publishers ‹› 1 1 1 The Four Questions of Public Finance 1 2 Why Study Public Finance? Facts on Government in the United States and Around the World 1 3 Why Study Public Finance Now? Policy Debates over Social Security, Health Care, and Education 1 4 Conclusion INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC FINANCE? 1 Public Finance and Public Policy Jonathan Gruber.