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Fiscal Politics

Two main themes of the book are that (1) politics can distort optimal fiscal policy through elections and through political fragmentation, and (2) rules and institutions can attenuate the negative effects of this dynamic. The book has three parts: part 1 (9 chapters) outlines the problems; part 2 (6...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gaspar, Vitor
Other Authors: Gupta, Sanjeev, Mulas-Granados, Carlos
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2017
Subjects:
Debts, Public
Budget Systems
Macroeconomics
Expenditure
Public Finance
National Budget
Taxation, Subsidies, And Revenue: General
Public Debt
Public Finance & Taxation
Budgeting & Financial Management
Revenue
Debt
Foreign Exchange
Fiscal Rules
Currency
Taxation
Fiscal Policy
Other Public Investment And Capital Stock
National Government Expenditures And Related Policies: Infrastructures
Revenue Administration
Income Economics
Debt Management
National Government Expenditures And Related Policies: General
Sovereign Debt
Expenditures, Public
Budget
Budgeting
Labour
United States
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Two main themes of the book are that (1) politics can distort optimal fiscal policy through elections and through political fragmentation, and (2) rules and institutions can attenuate the negative effects of this dynamic. The book has three parts: part 1 (9 chapters) outlines the problems; part 2 (6 chapters) outlines how institutions and fiscal rules can offer solutions; and part 3 (4 chapters) discusses how multilevel governance frameworks can help
Physical Description:548 pages
ISBN:9781475547900

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