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An estimated one out of five employees in this country works for some branch of government. Because policies concerning the compensation of these employees rest on assumptions about the economic dynamics of the public sector, the issue of public sector employment is of vital importance in the analysis of the national economy. In Public Sector Payrolls, leading economists explore the independent and interdependent functioning of the public and private sectors and their effect on the economy as a whole. The volume, developed from a 1984 National Bureau of Economic Research conference, focuses on.

Examines the role of statutory valuations and tax valuations in the
public sector, making particular reference to the position in Singapore.
Describes the three main statutory valuations in the context of
Singapore as development charge levy, property tax assessment and land
acquisition compensation, and discusses some of the issues and problems
arising from the courts′ interpretation of the relevant laws and the
legislation governing them. Details development charge valuation.

Economists may wince when politicians compare public finance to the management of the housekeeping money or businessmen draw analogies from the experience of their firms; but it is then up to the economist to provide some alternative and better framework for public discussion of the Government's borrowing requirement and the size of the national debt.