Public spending in the 20th century : a global perspective /
"This book discusses the changing role of government finance in the 20th century. It documents the enormous increase in government spending in that century across all industrialized countries. However, the authors find that the growth of government spending over the past 35 years has not brough...
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| Lingua: | English |
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cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000.
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Sommario:
- Pt. 1. The Growth of Government: A Historical Perspective
- I. The Growth of Government since 1870
- II. The Composition of Public Expenditure
- III. Revenue, Deficits, and Public Debt
- Pt. 2. Gains from the Growth of Public Expenditure
- IV. Historical Evidence on Government Performance
- V. The Size of Government and Its Performance
- VI. The Experience of the Newly Industrialized Economies
- Pt. 3. The Role of the State and Government Reform
- VII. Rethinking the Role of State
- VIII. Fiscal Rules and Institutions
- IX. Blueprint for Public Expenditure Reduction
- Pt. 4. Recent Experiences of Countries in Reforming the Government
- X. Recent Reform Experience
- XI. Fiscal Reform in the Public Debate
- XII. The Future of Public Spending.