The political economy of fiscal policy [electronic resource] : public deficits, volatility, and growth / Jaejoon Woo.

Why do some countries have recurrent fiscal deficit or volatility problems, while others do not? What factors are important in explaining cross-country variation in fiscal outcomes? This book presents theoretical and empirical studies on these issues, and highlights social polarization as an organiz...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Woo, Jaejoon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2006.
Series:Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 570.
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Summary:Why do some countries have recurrent fiscal deficit or volatility problems, while others do not? What factors are important in explaining cross-country variation in fiscal outcomes? This book presents theoretical and empirical studies on these issues, and highlights social polarization as an organizing principle in a political economy approach.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 169 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159)-and indexes.
ISBN:9783540314172
3540314172
3540296409
9783540296409
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.