Fiscal Politics

Author/Editor:

Vitor Gaspar ; Sanjeev Gupta ; Carlos Mulas-Granados

Publication Date:

April 7, 2017

Electronic Access:

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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.

Series:

Books

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

April 7, 2017

ISBN/ISSN:

9781475547900

Stock No:

FP2016EA

Pages:

548

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