Politics, government size, and fiscal adjustment in industrial countries /

It is now well established that political and institutional factors matter for fiscal outcomes. Following a review of the literature, this paper examines the relationship between a variety of political-institutional variables and fiscal aggregates-encompassing the overall balance as well as expendit...

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Main Author: Annett, Anthony
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002
Series:IMF working paper ; no. 02/162
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Online Access:http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2002/wp02162.pdf