Fiscal Politics
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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:
Expenditure Fiscal policy Fiscal rules Public debt Revenue administration
English
Publication Date:
April 7, 2017
ISBN/ISSN:
9781475547900
Stock No:
FP2016EA
Pages:
548
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